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LAS VEGAS  — From a hometown of 26,000 people to an adopted home borough of 2.6 million, Miss America's story includes a journey from a small town to the big city — but it doesn't start there. … Full Article

LAS VEGAS — A woman who grew up in Alabama and moved to Brooklyn is the new Miss America, winning the title after tap dancing to a James Brown tune, deftly dealing with a question about guns, and raising the issue of child sexual abuse in her contestant platform. … Full Article

UPDATED 1 AM— LAS VEGAS — A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn's Park Slope won the Miss America crown Saturday night after responding to a question about armed guards in schools, saying she opposed fighting violence with violence. … Full Article

Todd Schweikert loved being a Boy Scout as a child growing up in Iowa, but as a Brooklyn dad he's been “turned off” by the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policies. … Full Article

A Long Island man just looking to buy a car on Wednesday evening was robbed and killed on 18th Street in Park Slope, police said according to NY1. … Full Article

If you think the rent is too damn high in Brooklyn, at least you don't live in the North Dakota town of Williston. … Full Article

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday signed Introductory Number 972, sponsored at the request of the administration by Brooklyn Council Members Mathieu Eugene (D-Flatbush) and Domenic Recchia (D-Coney Island/Gravesend).   … Full Article

The beautiful Tawny Cypress, star of the sci-fi TV drama “Heroes,” is being sued by her ex-husband for allegedly having him beat-up by her current boyfriend inside  … Full Article

If your tastes run to fiction and dessert, you're in luck this winter: Brooklynite Megan Caldwell's new novel " … Full Article

One can never be sure where the first local baby born in the New Year was born, but two Brooklyn hospitals are strong contenders.  Baby boy Orane Clarke was born Jan. 1 at 12:12 am at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital in Central Brooklyn. … Full Article