If you’ve wanted to adopt a pet, this is the weekend to do so! You could have your adoption fee waived! In celebration of 15 years of finding deserving shelter pets furever homes, Mars is hosting its biggest-ever annual Mars Pet Adoption weekend. And it all kicks off today! Diane Ashton, director of communication at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey is going to show us how we can find our new furry family member and how to get adoption fees waved. To find a shelter near you in which Mars Petcare and Pedigree Foundation are covering the cat and dog adoption fees during this weekend’s Pet Adoption event, head to bettercitiesforpets.com.

New York City is hiring more than 100 new school safety agents following several slashings at city schools.

NYPD Inspector Kevin Taylor, the commanding officer of the school safety division, talks about measures being taken to keep students safe.

High pressure will dominate the weather for the next two days before moving offshore into the Atlantic. We can expect partly cloudy skies this afternoon as winds will shift to the southwest. Temperatures will be closer to seasonable with a high of 47 in the city and mid to upper 40s in the suburbs.

As Jewish communities celebrate Hanukkah, there is heightened security at synagogues amid tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

Slashings at three different New York City schools, two of them in the Bronx, have left several students hurt as the city rolls back on its school safety agent program.

Many New Yorkers are sounding off about congestion pricing - saying it will make a dent in their wallets that they simply can’t afford.

One group of people who will feel the effects - are those living with disabilities.

Several families attended a menorah lighting ceremony in Roslyn Heights as they continued their calls to bring the hostages home.

A burglary crew is after prescription pills across, netting them big bucks in the Big Apple. 

The suspects are accused of hitting at least twenty locations spanning three boroughs and five months.

On NY SportsNation Nightly, Figgy and Moose discussed the impact newly acquired Juan Soto will have on the Yankees.

Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY SportsNation Nightly weeknights at 7 p.m. on PIX11.

Thursday had a little taste of winter with some flurries falling across the region and temperatures failing to get out of the 30s.

Milder air returns for the next few days, but a potent storm comes in on Sunday, bringing heavy downpours and strong winds at night.

When word came down last night that the Yankees had finally acquired star outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres, the Yankees got back to being themselves. 

Talent matters. Stars matter. Impact players matter.

It has been celebrated for more than 2,000 years, but now, with a war underway between Israel and Hamas; and with hate crimes on the rise, Hanukkah has a different feel for many people.  

Fresh off a feisty fourth Republican Presidential Primary debate, former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance in a Manhattan courtroom.

He was not on the stage Tuesday, but the former President and his potential baggage loomed large as he stayed away to avoid the fray.