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PD: ATV riders blocked traffic, got into a fight & damaged a vehicle
(Patchogue, NY)- A group of ATV riders blocked traffic in Patchogue on Sunday afternoon and got into a fist fight with a passenger of a vehicle. Police say the incident happened on Woodside Avenue, near Route 112 at approximately 3:55 p.m. Officials say a male passenger in a 2020 Jeep got out of the vehicle…
Man seriously injured in single vehicle crash
(Huntington Station, NY)- A Huntington Station man was seriously injured Sunday night in a single vehicle crash. Suffolk County Police say Natalio Cruz Ramos was driving a 1993 Ford F-250 truck eastbound on West 11th Street, east of Oakwood Road when the vehicle skidded on ice and struck a tree at approximately 9pm. Cruz Ramos,…
On Parkland anniversary, Biden urges Congress on gun control
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his administration stands with the advocates working to end gun violence and is urging the nation to uphold what he calls the “solemn obligation” to “keep each other safe.” Biden’s statement on Monday comes four years to the day since 17 people were killed in a shooting at…
Sen. Gillibrand endorses Hochul in New York governor’s race
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is backing Kathy Hochul in the New York governor’s race. It’s Hochul’s most the most high-profile endorsement as she looks to secure her party’s nomination and win the governorship in her own right. She was initially expected to face a tough battle for the Democratic nomination. But…
US: Over 130,000 Russian troops now staged outside Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some airlines have canceled flights to the capital of Ukraine and troops there have unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members. Ukraine’s president on Sunday sought to project confidence in the face of U.S. warnings of possible invasion within days by a growing number of Russian forces. Aides to President Volodymyr…
Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75
Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. His children say in a statement that they are “grieving the unexpected loss of a…
NYC subway ridership rebounding after drop due to omicron
NEW YORK (AP) — Transit officials in New York are hoping a recent uptick in subway ridership is a sign that the city is bouncing back from the omicron surge. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reports ridership topped 3 million for three days in a row last week. It’s the first time that’s happened since the…
In reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday’s move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply before its study was even finished on whether the youngsters needed two shots or three.…
East End Police intercept elderly scam
(Southampton, NY)- Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives are investigating a scam that targeted an elderly man who sent money from New Mexico to New York. Financial Crimes Unit detectives and Southampton Village Police were notified that a 75-year-old Bernalillo, New Mexico resident shipped $8,500 in cash to a home in the Village of…
Boy Scouts of America reach tentative deal on sex abuse claims
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children by Scout leaders and others. The settlement, which…
Nassau man killed in Sound Ave crash
(Riverhead, NY)- A Valley Stream man was killed in a motor vehicle crash, Thursday night in Riverhead. Riverhead Town Police say they got a 911 call just before 5pm about a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee driving erratically and failing to maintain its lane on Sound Avenue. The vehicle, then crossed over into oncoming traffic and…
NY flight to Florida diverted over ‘disruptive passenger’
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a disruptive passenger prompted a flight from New York to Florida to divert to a North Carolina airport. Raleigh-Durham International Airport officials say Frontier Airlines flight 1335, which was headed from LaGuardia Airport to Orlando International Airport, was diverted around 8:15 p.m. because of a “disruptive passenger.” The airport…