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A crash is reported on the West Shore Expressway northbound on Friday morning.

The race to flee Hurricane Irma became a marathon nightmare as more than a half-million people were ordered to leave South Florida on Thursday.

A massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Mexico late Thursday night, causing buildings to sway violently and people to flee into the street in panic as far away as the capital city.

Several former Staten Island residents, who are bracing for Hurricane Irma's destruction in Florida, spoke with the Advance Thursday night.

Three Taco Bell employees opened fire on two armed and masked robbers, killing one, police said.

Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man sought for questioning in connection to two burglaries that both occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 27.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the appointment of a 23-member panel that will consider transferring administrative oversight of the Institute for Basic Research in Willowbrook to the College of Staten Island.

This endeavor by Curtis High School aligns itself with New York City's Equity and Excellence For All initiative.

The whistleblower clerk who secretly taped conversations, felt a judge had discriminated him and has since been transferred, said sources; two judges resigned administrative posts.

"In 2017, everything government does is based on hard data."