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FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers has the weekend news update, including the latest on the brush fires on Long Island and the 14-year-old boy charged in the shooting death of a young Newark police officer.

Police are now trying to determine why a 14-year-old boy had a gun and thought he could use it against the police. He was charged with murder and attempted murder and suffered non-life threatening injuries. FOX 5 NY's Richard Giacovis has the latest from Newark.

As of 5:45 p.m. Saturday, the fire was 50 percent contained in the WestHampton area, with all other fires in the region now extinguished. FOX 5 NY's Jessica Formoso has the latest.

Westhampton Beach County Executive Ed Romaine cautioned that officials were committed to doing everything possible to prevent a recurrence of the 1995 Sunrise Fire, which was the largest fire the state had encountered in nearly 90 years and took four days to contain.

Authorities provided an update after two Newark Police officers were shot, one fatally. A 14-year-old boy is now charged with murder, and the community shared words of heartbreak and anger.

A Newark police officer was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting on Friday night.

A vigil is being held in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx for 26-year-old Pamela Alcantara, whose body was discovered inside a duffel bag near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers. Family, friends, and community members gathered outside her apartment building, where she was last seen alive. Fox 5?s Jessica Formoso reports live.

When you think of hospital food, gourmet dining isn?t the first thing that comes to mind?but Northwell Health wants to change that. The healthcare system has partnered with Michelin-starred chefs, including Bruno Tison, to redefine hospital dining and bring restaurant-quality meals to patients. FOX 5's Jodi Goldberg takes us inside the kitchen, where patients are getting a first-class dining experience from the comfort of their hospital beds.

The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Turks and Caicos, urging travelers to exercise increased caution due to crime. This latest warning comes as spring break approaches, with many travelers heading to popular Caribbean and Latin American destinations. The advisory for Turks and Caicos is part of a broader list of travel warnings affecting hotspots like Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Belize. Fox 5?s Meredith Gorman has the story.

A new Manhattan Institute study reveals that chronic absenteeism in New York City public schools has reached alarming levels, with more than a third of students missing over 10% of school days in a single academic year. FOX 5?s Sharon Crowley takes a closer look at the issue and speaks with parents, students, and experts about the growing attendance crisis in NYC schools.

President Trump is threatening sweeping economic sanctions on Russia after a night of heavy airstrikes on Ukraine, targeting the country's energy infrastructure. The U.S. and Ukraine are preparing for peace talks, with discussions set to take place next week in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the trade war between the U.S. and Canada is escalating, with Trump considering new tariffs on dairy and lumber imports. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned that tensions will continue for the foreseeable future. FOX 5?s Antwan Lewis has the latest.

New details have emerged regarding the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy, after their bodies were found days apart in their New Mexico home. According to a medical examiner?s report, Hackman died from heart disease, with Alzheimer?s disease listed as a contributing factor. Betsy, 30 years younger than Hackman, had been his primary caregiver. She was found in the bathroom and had died a week earlier from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but deadly disease linked to rodent droppings.

A court-appointed attorney has recommended that a federal judge dismiss the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. FOX 5's Linda Schmidt has the latest updates.