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Mother and daughter killed in car crash with an alleged drunk driver
East Farmingdale, NY- Copaigue mother and daughter were killed in a car crash with an alleged drunk driver on Saturday night in Queens. The NYPD responded to a call of an accident at approximately 8:45pm the intersection of Rockaway Blvd and Guy R Brewer Blvd and upon arrival say they observed two unconscious and unresponsive…
5 dead, 1 critical in East End crash
QUOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island say five people are dead and another person is in critical condition after a head-on collision late Saturday. The accident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Quogue. A Nissan Maxima traveling west with one person aboard left its lane and slammed into an eastbound…
Three boaters rescued from Great South Bay
BAYPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Three people have been rescued after spending hours in the water off Long Island. Suffolk County police say they received a distress call from a boater at about 2 a.m. Sunday reporting three people missing. Police marine bureau officers located the boat about one mile offshore in Bayport and searched the…
Three dead in Farmingville shooting
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Suffolk County police say detectives are investigating the shooting deaths of three people inside a Long Island house as a targeted attack. The bodies of a man and two women were discovered in the Farmingville home Friday, along with a baby who was unharmed. Police and friends say the victims include…
Former Long Island priest accused of sexual abuse
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire is denying allegations that he committed sexual abuse while serving as a priest in New York in the 1980s. A lawyer for Bishop Peter Libasci of the Diocese of Manchester on Saturday issued a statement saying the bishop will “vigorously defend”…
Officials monitor waters off Nassau County after shark sightings
East Farmingdale, NY- Officials in Nassau County say they’ll be closely monitoring the waters off Nassau County’s South Shore after two days of shark sightings. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran says Nassau County Police Marine Bureau will be patrolling the waters by boat any by air with helicopters monitoring the beaches to alert swimmers and…
Woman stabbed to death in Holtsville
Holtsville, NY- Homicide detectives in Suffolk County are investigating after woman was stabbed to death in Holtsville on Thursday night. Officials say around 8pm a resident on Woodlawn Avenue heard a woman calling for help- and found a woman that had been stabbed. Police say the resident called 911 to report the incident and observed…
A little boy was killed in a head-on motor vehicle accident
Manorville, NY- Tragic news in Manorville where police say a 9-year-old boy was killed in a head-on motor vehicle accident. Police say on Thursday morning just after 11:30am, Parker Giusto, 21, of Manorville was driving his 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe eastbound on South Street., with his little brother Jack in the vehicle, when the pair…
NY State started sending out rent relief payments
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has sent out just $117,000 in coronavirus pandemic rent relief money to help bail out struggling landlords and tenants as of Thursday, and lawmakers say that is far too little. Tenants and landlords statewide have raised alarm for weeks about the program’s failure to get out aid to…
Police investigate fatal shooting
Wyandanch, NY- Suffolk County Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Wyandanch on Wednesday morning. Officials say they responded to a 911 call that someone had been shot in the rear lot of 1527 Straight Path at approximately 11:38am. Upon arrival police found Derrick Dixon, 32, of Wyandanch, had been shot multiple…
Rescue groups continue search for missing bull, police urge caution
Update: As of Thursday morning, Suffolk County Police say the bull is still on the loose. Rescue groups continue to search for the animal. Police continue to urge residents to call 911 to report any sightings. The bull was last seen on Tuesday night in a nature preserve. Mastic, NY- Police in Suffolk County are…
Hazy skies in NY from massive wildfires on the West Coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West have clouded the sky and led to air quality alerts on parts of the East Coast. The effects of the blazes were felt 2,500 miles away Wednesday as haze hung over New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Strong winds are…