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Mets Pete Alonso hit the 100th home run of his career
The Mets beat Florida 9 to 4 Tuesday night, in the game Pete Alonso hit the 100th home run of his career. Alonso became the second-fastest in MLB history to reach 100 career home runs The Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 5 to 1. The Yankees have lost 4 games in a row. (AP…
No disaster declaration for Nassau and Suffolk
A major disaster declaration has been announced for parts of New York after the damage caused by tropical storm Ida, but Nassau and Suffolk were not included. The disaster declaration will speed up federal financial relief for local governments and deliver individual and public assistance to eligible New Yorkers. So far, no declaration has been…
One person is dead and two others are critically injured after a crash on the Long Island Expressway
One person is dead and two others are critically injured after a crash on the Long Island Expressway Monday night near route 110 The incident happened around 10 p.m. Suffolk police say two cars collided and then went off the road and into the woods. Josue Melendez-Florez, 19, of Hicksville, has been identified as the…
Standoff with a Massapequa man and Nassau County police ends peacefully
A 19-hour-long standoff with a Massapequa man and Nassau County police that began Sunday night ended peacefully on Monday afternoon According to police, a call came in that a 42-year-old veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars needed medical attention at his home in Massapequa Park. When the officers arrived, police say the man barricaded…
Actor Michael K. Williams found dead in his Brooklyn apartment
Actor Michael K. Williams was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse Monday afternoon, according to Police The 54 year old five-time Emmy nominee actor from “the Wire” was found dead by his nephew Police do not believe any foul play was involved (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits has comes to end
The federal unemployment assistance that gave an additional $300 a week in benefits during the pandemic has comes to end. According to the New York State Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for Long Island in the month of July was 5.2%. This is an improvement from July 2020 when the Long Island unemployment rate…
Health officials are concerned about another COVID-19 surge following the holiday weekend
With millions of Americans celebrating and traveling this Labor Day weekend, health officials are concerned that it could spark another COVID-19 surge. Hospitals in some states are already overwhelmed with patients. More than 99,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Just over…
East Northport teen was killed over the weekend while riding a dirt bike.
13 year old Nicholas Woodworth, of East Northport was killed over the weekend while riding a dirt bike.Woodworth was riding eastbound on Pulaski Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a car going north. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police say the driver of the car that…
Police respond to a Long Island middle school over mask issue
Islip, NY- Thursday was the first day of class at Islip Middle School and and police say they were called to respond after students showed up without masks. Suffolk County Police say a parent wanted documentation that her child along with five others were moved to the auditorium for not wearing masks. State officials says…
Why was Ida so devastating as it flooded the Northeast?
NEW YORK (AP) — Many people are asking why no one foretold of the deadly ramifications of Hurricane Ida’s remnants in the Northeast, but some did. The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday increased the urgency of the warnings. It heralded the potential for “significant and life-threatening flash flooding” and river flooding throughout the region. Even…
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, due in court in sex assault case
BOSTON (AP) — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is due in court to face charges that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception in Massachusetts nearly 50 years ago. The 91-year-old McCarrick is scheduled to be arraigned in suburban Boston’s Dedham District Court more than a month after he was charged. McCarrick is…
Cleanup and mourning continue after Ida soaks Northeast US
AP- The cleanup and mourning has continued as the Northeast U.S. recovers from record-breaking rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. At least 46 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people’s homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.…