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The Oakland Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday afternoon in East Oakland, officers announced. Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 12:45 p.m. on ...

NTSB investigators are still on scene examining the wreckage of an air tour helicopter for clues to what caused last week's deadly crash ... killing all on board. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin ...

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash ... and all points between, NBC New York covers New York ...

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NBC’s Dateline episode titled The End of the Affair details the disappearance and subsequent murder of Florida businessman ...

Community comes together to aid families after deadly Millville fire. How you can help "Together, we are strong, and we can help our fellow residents," said Newell Branin of the Millville Soccer ...

A senior New York City official told NBC New York the third adult victim was the pilot, Sean Johnson. Johnson was 36 years old, according to the Jersey City mayor’s office. Divers continued to ...