Do you have a tip about a story we should cover? Let us know!
E-mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @walk975
Or call: 631-955-NEWS
Latest News
NY says no to voting reforms, yes to environmental right
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers approved a ballot measure adding the right to a clean environment to the state constitution but rejected other proposed amendments that could have made it easier to vote. The environmental measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters Tuesday. Voters rejected an amendment would have…
Supreme Court hears arguments in major gun rights case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Supreme Court justices appear concerned that a broad ruling in favor of gun rights could threaten restrictions on firearms in subways, bars, stadiums and other places where people gather. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday in its biggest guns case in more than a decade. It’s a dispute over whether New…
Scaled-down plans announced for renovating Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has detailed plans to redo often-maligned Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub. The Democrat’s plan announced Wednesday calls for transforming the dingy, subterranean station with open space, expanded access to subways and train platforms, and an improved streetscape. It’s expected to take four to five…
UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID
LONDON (AP) — Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral. It’s the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. The U.K. is the first country to OK the treatment. But it wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the drug known as molnupiravir will be available. It’s intended to be taken at home twice…
“Rust” film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun
(AP)- The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” Hannah Gutierrez Reed,…
CDC approves COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11
(AP)- Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education. With authorities promising enough vaccine to protect the nation’s 28 million kids ages 5-11, pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals and schools were poised to begin the…
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major gun rights case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. The case also could threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather. The case the justices…
Republicans predicted to take top spots in Nassau and Suffolk
East Farmingdale, NY- Republicans made a big showing at the polls across Long Island on Election Day. In Nassau County, Newsday, reports the top spots of County Executive and District Attorney were won by Republican Bruce Blakeman for County Executive and Republican Ann Donnelly for District Attorney. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, has not conceded…
De Blasio files paperwork to set up run for governor of NY
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to joining the race for governor of New York after filing paperwork with the Board of Elections to create a fundraising committee. The Democrat filed paperwork last week to create a committee called New Yorkers for a Fair Future that…
Frost Advisory & Freeze Watch in effect for Suffolk County through Thursday morning
East Farmingdale, NY- After weeks of what felt like an endless summer, residents in Suffolk County woke up on Wednesday morning with temperatures near freezing in some spots. The National Weather Service issued a Frost Advisory in effect for Suffolk County through Thursday at 8am and a Freeze Watch is in effect for Suffolk County…
Court Docs: Man accused in mid-flight assault gave flight attendant a concussion
DENVER (AP) — The California man authorities say assaulted a flight attendant on a cross-country flight last week from JFK to California, inflicted damage on his victim. Court documents in Denver say suspect Brian Hsu (shoo) punched the flight attendant in the face after being told he couldn’t use the bathroom. The blow left the…
Huntington schools shuttered after shots fired at golf cart
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — Schools and town buildings in Huntington on Long Island were placed on lockdown after shots were fired from a vehicle into a golf cart at a park. No injuries or arrests were reported, and the lockdowns were lifted shortly after noon. Newsday reports that the shots were fired into a golf…