Red Cross volunteers from Chicago area head to East Coast to help hurricane victims

“You get out of life what you put into life,” Red Cross volunteer Tony Bustos said before he left. “If I want someone to be there to help me, I should be willing to help someone else.”

Ida aftermath: Northeast deals with cleanup, waterlog damage

Flood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast are hauling waterlogged belongings to the curb and scraping away noxious mud as cleanup from Ida moves into high gear.

Alleged killer's incriminating Facebook photo may be his downfall

An accused killer posted a photo of himself wearing the same clothes he wore during an alleged murder, leading police to a prompt arrest.

'AntiVaxMomma' sold hundreds of bogus vaccination cards, prosecutors say

Authorities say a New Jersey woman with the Instagram handle AntiVaxMomma sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at $200 a pop to New York City-area jab dodgers, including people working in hospitals and nursing homes.

WATCH: Car launched into crowded Wendy's parking lot in New Jersey

Authorities in New Jersey say no one was hurt after a car ran off the highway and launched into a crowded Wendy's parking lot.

Woman gets prison time after pleading guilty to drowning 10-week-old golden retriever

Tonya Fea's attorney said she adopted the dog just four or five days prior to drowning it, and did not take the sick puppy to its scheduled veterinarian appointment because she was concerned about the cost of medical bills.

UPS worker ‘gloated’ about role in US Capitol riot, DOJ says

Donald Smith is accused of taking part in the U.S. Capitol riot after his UPS co-workers turned him into FBI authorities.

Renters in 10 states, including Illinois, still protected from eviction, despite nationwide ban expiring

A nationwide ban on evictions ended over the weekend, but 10 states still have protections in place for renters as housing advocates warn that millions of Americans could be on the brink of homelessness.

Man charged in deadly fire that killed his infant daughter, her grandparents

A Trenton man has been charged with setting a fire that killed three people in Hamilton Township Friday morning, including his own 9-month-old daughter. The infant's grandmother and grandfather also died as a result of the fire.

NJ mother found dead in Tenn. after she, toddler were kidnapped

Authorities say that Tyler Rios, 27, of Highland Park, abducted his son, Sebastian Rios, 2, and Sebastian's mother, Yasemin Uyar, 24. Sebastian was found safe, but investigators later located Uyar's body in a wooded area.

Mount Laurel man seen in video hurling racial slurs taken into custody after day-long protest

A racist rant in a quiet South Jersey neighborhood is going viral. It shows a man hurling racial epithets at his neighbor. Monday, a crowd gathered outside the man’s house, in protest.

WATCH: Dye pack explodes on suspected bank robber in New Jersey

He wasn't exactly “caught red-handed,” but police in Newark say a man wanted for robbing a bank found himself overcome by a plume of red smoke when a security dye pack exploded as he fled the building.

George Floyd statues vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

Officials say someone defaced the 6-foot sculpture located at Flatbush Junction with spray paint.

Golden retriever missing for 2 weeks found swimming in bay by NJSP, reunited with owners

Chunk, a three-year-old golden retriever who had been missing for two weeks, was reunited with his owners Tuesday morning after New Jersey State Troopers pulled him from the waters of Barnegat Bay.

Police: Waitress abducted, assaulted by non-paying customers in New Jersey

Police in Gloucester County are looking for a group of people they say assaulted and kidnapped a waitress after they left the restaurant without paying.