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Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along Texas coast
HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Nicholas has made landfall along the Texas coast, bringing the threat of up to 20 inches of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast. The hurricane center says the storm touched down on the eastern part of the Matagorda Peninsula, about 10 miles west…
Apple released a critical software update
BOSTON (AP) — If you own an Apple device and see an alert to update the operating software, you might want to hop to it. The company has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers say could let hackers infect iPhones and iPads without any user action. Researchers at the…
Blue Point family searching for missing daughter
East Farmingdale, NY- A Long Island family is asking for help to finding their missing daughter. Suffolk County Police say Gabrielle Petito, 22, a Bayport Blue Point High School graduate, was last believed to be at Grand Tenton National Park in Wyoming. Petito, is described as a white female, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall…
Locust Valley & Massapequa School Districts sue state over mask mandate
East Farmingdale, NY- The battle over masks inside schools isn’t over yet for two Long Island school districts. The Locust Valley and Massapequa districts have filed a lawsuit against New York State over the requirement that all persons inside schools must be wearing masks. Both districts had planned to make masks optional this school year,…
FEMA Adds Suffolk County for Federal Assistance
On Sept. 12 at the request of Gov. Kathy Hochul, President Biden has approvedan amendment to the Major Disaster Declaration for the Remnants of Hurricane Ida. Homeowners, renters, and business owners in Suffolk County are now eligible to apply for federalhelp in response to damage or loss suffered as a direct result of the Remnants…
Jets and Giants start a new season
The Jets and Giants Kicked off the season yesterday. The Jets Lost in Carolina to the Panthers 19 to 14, rookie QB Zach Wilson was sacked 6 times The Giants lost to the Broncos 27 to 13 The Mets beat the Yankees 7 to 6 Daniil Medvedev won the US Open, ends Novak Djokovic’s Grand…
A car smashed into a store in Great Neck
Six people were injured after a car smashed into a store on Middle Neck Road in Great Neck on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place at Salon DeFranco, a hair styling studio and spa. A car end up flipped on its side inside the store. Nassau County police said all the injuries were minor. (AP…
The MTA and Garden City are in a legal battle over bridge construction
A Legal dispute between MTA and Garden City is threatening to delay the LIRR’s Third Track project and drive up costs of the $2.6 billion project. The MTA filed a lawsuit saying the village is refusing to issue the needed permits to reconstruct the Denton Avenue Bridge in order to make the Third Track project…
Nassau County police asking for information on Freeport Shooting
Nassau County police say a 28-year-old man who was found in Freeport with a gunshot wound on Friday was pronounced dead at a hospital. Freeport officers responding to a 911 call found the man just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday The victim was identified as James T. Diamond of Long Beach. Anyone with information can…
20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks memorials across Long Island
The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will be remembered at memorials across Long Island with more than a dozen events planned across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Long Island was home to about 500 of the nearly 3,000 victims killed in the World Trade Center. (AP Photo/POOL, Andrew Burton) TOWN OF OYSTER BAY…
Pediatric cases of COVID-19 in the US have hit a new high
The American Academy of Pediatrics says weekly pediatric cases of COVID-19 in the US have hit a pandemic high. More than 250,000 child cases were reported for the week ending Sept. 2. That number is more than a quarter of the total number of cases for that period. Experts blame the rise in cases on…
School in Uniondale was broken into
In-person learning at Uniondale’s California Avenue Elementary School was canceled yesterday after break-in The break-in happened before midnight on Wednesday. The school issued a statement saying, “The perpetrators were apprehended and detained until the Nassau County police arrived on the scene.” The school says students will be able to return for in-person instruction today. (AP…