The Bronx News

By David Greene Four firefighters and one civilian were injured and at least three two-story homes were gutted after fire spread through the structure's connecting attic or cockloft just three days before Thanksgiving.

For these kids, holiday time can be bittersweet - but on Sunday, it was all about fun.

Baby-faced Carvette Gentles, 16, is the accused gunman in the stray-bullet shooting of Bronx teen, Vada Vasquez.

Mohammed Hassan, 16, is charged with starting two fires in Stuyvesant High School after he was caught on tape, but his father insists his son is being framed by the school's principal.

For most of his years, Richie Kane struggled through a living hell of physical and sexual abuse, alcoholism and membership in one of the most notorious gangs in the country.

Tributes to 15-year-old Vada Vasquez, who was shot in the head on her way home from school earlier this week.

A large crowd of community residents, clergy leaders and elected officials participated in a march and rally in honor of slain grandma Sadie Mitchell, who lived in her E. 224 Street home for 55 years before she was shot dead by a stray bullet.

The grandmother who badly injured her 2-month-old granddaughter by squeezing the infant and pushing her down into her stroller in the child's Elm Park home was indicted today on felony assault charges.

A leading defense attorney in New York City, whose base of operations is in the Bronx, said, this week that he is extremely pleased that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be brought to New York City to stand trial for his alleged leadership role in the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in September 2001.

For one Bronx woman who lost her firefighter son on 9/11, putting Khalid Shaikh Mohammed on trial in a Manhattan courtroom would mean the victimsa families could finally see justice.

The Bronx Concert Singers will present a holiday concert entitled An English Christmas on Sunday, December 6 at 4:30 P.M. at St.

The pitched battle over how, when and whether to develop the Kingsbridge armory in the Bronx brings New York City to a crossroads.

Tiana Rice of The Bronx was 16 when she called her parents from her cell phone in a panic, screamed, and was disconnected on December 31.

The Bronx high school that got an F on its report card - the only failing grade in the city - might have done better if it hadn't been bounced around from Day 1, officials say.

By David Greene A teenager is fighting for her life after gunfire erupted down the block from the victim's high school.

Nyasia Pryear-Yard , Sadie Mitchell , Christopher Owens and Kevin Miller . The Bronx A teen shot in the head while walking home from school Monday is just the latest in a disturbing list of innocent New Yorkers struck by stray bullets this year.

One of the city's longest-running real estate sagas finally heads to the City Council this week, putting lawmakers at the center of a battle over living wages and local control of development.

DATE: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, 6:40 a.m. LOCATION: Opposite 214 East 168 Street, The Bronx.

The Bronx was the only NYC boro to see its jobs numbers spike in the first quarter.

November 7th, Saturday the Lehman Center For the Performing Arts hosted the biggest name in P-Funk. For the first time in his 40 year career, George Clinton performed in the Bronx.