New York homeowner's Halloween display fools, then wows fire department

Fire crews rushed to a reported house fire in Glens Falls, New York, only to be taken aback when they discovered that there was no actual fire.

9-year-old vanishes after bike ride during family camping trip

A massive search is underway for a 9-year-old girl believed to have been abducted from Moreau Lake State Park in New York.

Hollywood writers union leaders end strike as board members approve contract with studios

The strike by Hollywood screenwriters is over. Leaders of the writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios.

New York drone captures multiple sharks hunting near Long Island shore

The footage comes after a woman was bitten at Rockaway Beach in Queens, prompting the New York City Parks Department to close the beach to swimming and surfing.

Drone video captures shark hunting off Long Island beach

A toothy shark was seen gliding through a school of fish just off the coast of Southampton, New York, on Saturday.

Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin releases single while under house arrest

"Fake heiress" Anna Sorokin, the convicted con artist and fraudster who fooled New York's social elite, released a country song on Friday.

'No end in sight' for Gilgo Beach murders investigation

Over in Amityville, police taped off two facilities where investigators searched storage lockers linked to Heuermann.

Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect charged with killing 3 victims

Police say phone records and DNA from a discarded pizza crust led them to charge a Long Island architect with the murders of three of the 11 victims from a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders.

Watch: Statue of Liberty comes to life in NYC drone show

The NYC July 4 fireworks were spectacular as always, but it was the drone show that had social media talking.

Sheldon Harnick, 'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist, dies at 99

Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick was known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay. Many Broadway artists paid their respects on social media.

Diddy accuses spirits giant of racism in lawsuit over alleged neglect of vodka, tequila brands

The lawsuit alleges that Diageo treated Diddy's brands like inferior "urban" products, starving Ciroc and DeLeon of resources while heaping money on brands like George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila.