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UNC Tar Heels basketball picks up a surprise top 10 recruit in the Class of 2024

Ian Jackson solidified what is the strongest recruiting class to date under North Carolina coach Hubert Davis when the Bronx, N.Y. native committed to the Tar Heels over Kentucky and Arkansas on Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

Fentanyl cited by NYC health officials for 27% jump in citywide drug overdose fatalities during 2021

NEW YORK — New York City’s drug overdose deaths soared by 27% in 2021, with four in every five linked to fentanyl as the city’s Black community and the Bronx reported a disproportionately highest number of fatalities, city officials said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Man accused of dumping Frank Vallelonga's body skips court; judge orders arrest

NEW YORK — The man accused of dumping the body of Bronx-born actor and restaurateur Frank Vallelonga blew off his hearing in criminal court on Wednesday, prompting a judge to set a warrant for his arrest.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Violent fight in Bronx Target store sends 2 down elevator shaft, NYPD says

NEW YORK — A store security guard and a teenage shoplifter were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday when the pair fell down an elevator shaft of a Target in the Bronx following a violent fight, police and New York City Fire Department officials said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

He’s coming back! Aaron Judge and Yankees agree on 9-year, $360M contract: sources

NEW YORK — The Yankees couldn’t let him go and Aaron Judge couldn’t walk away from the Bronx.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Chaos in the Bronx: Gunman unloads on 3 teens and 62-year-old man

NEW YORK — Four people were shot and wounded, including three teenagers, when at least one gunman sprayed bullets into a group of people on a Bronx sidewalk on Tuesday, police sources said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Yankees re-sign GM Brian Cashman to four-year deal

In the least surprising signing in the Bronx this winter, the Yankees announced they had re-signed General Manager Brian Cashman to a four-year deal on Monday. Cashman, who has been at the helm of the Bombers since 1998, had been working without a contract since the Yankees’ season ended in…

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces crypto legislation

At a Monday press conference, Torres compared SBF to Bernie Madoff and voiced concerns about Tether.

Fortune · Dec 5, 2022

NYPD officers shoot man after stolen car chase, gunfight in Bronx

NEW YORK — Police officers shot and critically wounded a man during a gunfight in the woods near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx late Saturday night, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022

‘Green Book’ actor Frank Vallelonga’s devastated family mourns his shocking death

NEW YORK — The heartbroken family of “Green Book” actor Frank Vallelonga is struggling with the grim details of his shocking death.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022