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NYPD(NEW YORK) -- The new NYPD Special Victims Division looks nothing like the grubby precinct on television.There is a brightly lit waiting area, comfortable seating and soothing paint color-s on the walls.Believing design makes a difference, the NYPD has given the division a makeover to encourage sex assault and rape victims to come forward.The new Special Victims Division center, located at 137 Centre Street, just across from the Manhattan DA’s […]

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After days of churning up the coastline, Hurricane Dorian made landfall along Cape Hatteras, N.C., Friday morning as a Category 1 storm.Here's what to expect and when, according to the latest forecast.Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras, part of North Carolina's barrier islands of the Outer Banks, at 8:35 a.m. Friday.The hurricane is continuing to batter North Carolina, bringing wind gusts over 100 mph to the […]

US Army(WASHINGTON) -- "Military family" takes on new meaning for a set of sisters who made history as the first to both attain the general's rank in U.S. Army.Parents and their children, relatives, spouses and even identical siblings have previously risen through various ranks of the U.S. Army together, according to the military service; but this is the first time in 244 years that a pair of sisters -- Major […]

Courtesy of Mark Gerardot (NEW YORK) --  Mark Gerardot says he “never” thought his wife of 24 years would be capable of physically harming herself or another person. But on April 23, 2018, she did the unthinkable.On that day, Jennair Gerardot broke into the home of the woman with whom he was having an affair, Meredith Chapman, and shot and killed her before killing herself.“I had to know myself — […]

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Friday, battering the state's barrier islands -- the Outer Banks -- with torrential rain, ferocious winds and dangerous rising floodwaters. That led to roughly 800 people being stranded on the Outer Banks' hard-hit Ocracoke Island, where residents described the flooding as "catastrophic," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said.Leslie Lanier, who lives on Ocracoke Island, said some residents […]

Erin Donalson/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- Authorities in Murrieta, California, have downgraded mandatory evacuation orders to evacuation warnings, after the fast-moving Tenaja wildfires scorched nearly 2,000 acres in Riverside County. "Murrieta police officers will be in the area to oversee the re-population process and ensure everyone’s safety," Murrieta city officials said in a statement Friday. "Please be advised that there will still be fire apparatus and equipment in the area and drive […]

Union County Sheriffs Office(MARYSVILLE, Ohio) -- A roller coaster caper has really gone off the rails in Ohio.It's been 10 days since a Go-Gator carnival ride was stolen in broad daylight from the Union County Fairgrounds in Ohio, but investigators are determined to bring the 35-year-old ride back home.Deputies in Marysville, Ohio, shared an image of the 20-foot-long green and purple roller coaster on Facebook Wednesday, urging followers to spread […]

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre have asked to interview Prince Andrew in either the U.S. or the U.K. after writing a letter to him addressing the authenticity of a photo including him, Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell. Recent media reports citing sources close to the prince have alleged the photograph is "fake."Maxwell, who previously dated Epstein, who died by suicide in prison while facing sex […]

Twitter/@VCFD_PIO(LOS ANGELES) -- When disaster struck the Conception boat around 3:30 a.m Monday, off Santa Cruz Island in California, it happened fast. Flames engulfed the 75-foot diving vessel, and 34 people died. Now, as authorities have recovered most of the bodies and are working to identify the victims, they're turning their attention to how the fire started."Investigators are expected to remain on scene for at least another week," National Transportation […]