Farmingdale, NY- Suffolk County Police arrested two people for stealing a vehicle from a fast food restaurant parking lot in Farmingdale last month. Officials say an employee at Chic-fil-A had left their keys on a table in the dining area of the restaurant on May 28 at approximately 6:55 p. m. Another employee asked a…
Huntington, NY- A Huntington Station man was arrested on Friday morning after allegedly firing a gun in the air. Suffolk County Police say they responded to a 911 call about possible gunshots on Elm Street in Huntington at approximately 1:30 a. m on June 18th. Police say officers obtained a description of the suspect and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a third major challenge to “Obamacare,” preserving health insurance coverage for millions of Americans. Though the court has become increasingly conservative with justices nominated by former President Donald Trump, it nonetheless left the entire law intact Thursday. The court ruled 7-to-2 that Texas, other Republican-led states and…
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky says she expects the delta variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States. The delta variant, first detected in India, has become dominant in Britain. “As worrisome as this delta strain is with regard to its hyper transmissibility, our vaccines…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she’s seeking to the military justice system. There is now…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City municipal workers are not getting a paid Juneteenth holiday this year. That’s despite a pledge last year from Mayor Bill de Blasio to make it one. Juneteenth, on June 19th, marks the day in 1865 that enslaved Black people in Texas were told by Union soldiers that they…
East Farmingdale, NY- Thousands of 911 dispatchers in New York State, could soon be classified as first responders. The bill which passed the New York State Legislature on Tuesday now heads to the Governor’s desk to be signed. More information is available, here. Photo: In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 phjoto, communications officers work in…
East Farmingdale, NY- The National Hurricane Center and WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano, are keeping a close watch on a weather system in the Bay of Campeche which some believe, could turn into a Tropical Storm. Pagano, says the storm “will begin to get more organized on Friday” and predicts it will “become a Tropical…
East Farmingdale, NY- Health officials in Suffolk County say a helicopter will be flying low in several communities on Thursday, applying pesticides to marsh areas to control the mosquito population. The application is scheduled to run from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. Officials say the products being applied, do not have significant human toxicity.…
UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. Education Department says it’s erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs. The Biden administration is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute, a chain that closed in 2016.…