The U.S. Department of State is warning travelers about vacationing in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa unleashed its wrath on the island nation. On October 28, the government urged people to reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime, natural disaster, and health risks.

The young victim was walking at 160th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica around 2:15 p.m. Friday when 13 strangers – who appeared to be teens themselves – stormed up to him and surrounded him,

Lawrence Sergeant, the father of slain Christiana High School student Shantina Sergeant, has been charged in relation to a sex crime involving a child. Sergeant was charged with grievous sexual assault on Monday.

Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a man on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica Hills during the early morning

Jamaica is preparing for Hurricane Melissa to hit as a major storm. Police are searching for a stepson accused of shooting his stepdad during an argument. A road collapsed after a watermain break and crews are starting repairs.

For chef Darian Bryan, hurricanes were a big part of growing up in Jamaica. His family and friends living there are now preparing for Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane. As the hurricane barrels toward Jamaica,