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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Queens man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his estranged wife to death at the hair salon where she works on Wednesday, police announced Thursday. William Rivas, 39, was arrested in the death of Carmen Iris Santiago. Police say he’ll be charged with murder and criminal...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for two women who were responsible for throwing a chair, rocks, and bricks at an MTA bus in surveillance footage released Friday. The incident took place on June 25 at about 6:15 p.m on East 170th Street in the Bronx. The women were involved in a dispute...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A former member of the U.S. Olympic dressage team is facing charges of attempted murder in New Jersey. Michael Barisone, 54, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington Township after police received a 911 call about a woman with gunshot wounds. The shooting was at an...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man is under arrest for threatening a bus driver with a gun Friday morning. Police say it was around 8 a.m. that the two got into an argument over where the passenger could be dropped off. The incident occurred at 83rd Street and Central Park West. No word yet on charges...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The mother of two toddlers who died in their Bronx home in 2017 was arrested and charged with manslaughter Thursday in New Jersey. Jade Spencer, 33, was living in Bloomfield. It is as of yet unclear why police decided to charge her now. The medical examiner had ruled the...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD are searching for a group of young men behind a violent robbery in Central Park and two other hold-ups that took place in the early morning hours Wednesday. The first was on Lafayette Street in Lower Manhattan. A 25-year-old man was punched and kicked. His attacker...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 4-year-old boy trapped in a hot car in Queens is safe, thanks to a group of strangers who came to his rescue. Among the strangers - one of New York's bravest. Police say it was around 4 p.m. Thursday that concerned passersby at a Target on 20th Avenue in College Point...

By Ema Jimenez NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The owner of a midtown art gallery who said he was viciously beaten by a group of youths last month in Chinatown for wearing a red "Make America Great Again" hat, apparently got the attention of President Donald Trump. Jahangir "John" Turan told 1010 WINS he...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City judge rejected actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to have his groping case thrown out. Judge Phyllis Chu said in a written ruling this week that conflicting accounts of the accusations against the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star should be resolved at a trial...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An NYPD patrol officer was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges, the Westchester County District Attorney's office confirmed. The felony complaint alleges that John Telesca, 37, was found to have at least 60 images of nude children, approximately ages 8 to 13, on...