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Schumer wants NRA investigated for bankruptcy fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Justice Department to investigate the National Rifle Association for bankruptcy fraud, saying the financially stable gun-rights group abused the system when it sought bankruptcy protection in the wake of a New York lawsuit seeking to put it out of business. A…
CDC: Masks are optional for vaccinated teachers and students
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the new guidelines Friday. The changes come after a growing national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well…
Man critically injured in early morning L.I.E. crash
Hauppauge, NY- As the rain from Tropical Storm Elsa was pounding the roadways Friday morning, police say a man was critically injured during a crash on the Long Island Expressway. Suffolk County Police say at approximately 3:10am, Derrick Louis was driving a 2016 Nissan Altima eastbound on the LIE, west of Exit 56/Wheeler Rd, when…
Severe storms caused power outages ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa
East Farmingdale, NY- Thursday night a powerful band of storms moved across Long Island flooding streets and stranding motorists in parts of the tri-state area. Some commuters had to be rescued from their cars on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx and on Long Island the storms took out the power for over 4,000…
Pfizer: 3rd dose of vaccine may be needed to boost immunity for Delta variant
UNDATED (AP) — Pfizer says it is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company said Thursday that another shot could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant. Research from multiple countries shows the widely used COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against…
Tropical Storm Elsa flooded morning rush hour on Long Island
East Farmindale, NY- The rain from Tropical Storm Elsa fell so fast on parts of Long Island that many of the area’s roadways during “rush hour” became impassable. Several motorists on Friday morning found themselves stuck in flash flood waters on roadways including the southbound travel lanes of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway in Bethpage…
NY State is closing some COVID-19 mass vaccination locations
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State is closing some COVID-19 mass vaccination locations. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, announced on Wednesday the state would be shutting down the vaccination sites at the Javits Center in Manhattan and at Suffolk County Community College Campus in Brentwood in an effort to shift resources to communities with low…
Essential Workers honored at NYC parade
NEW YORK (AP) — The people who helped get New York City through the pandemic were honored at a parade. City officials say the event Wednesday celebrated a range of people, including workers in health care, transportation, education and infrastructure. The parade kicked off at Battery Park and went up Broadway in lower Manhattan, the…
PSEG Long Island says they are ready for Tropical Storm Elsa
East Farmingdale, NY- PSEG Long Island, says they are ready for any potential power problems that might accompany Tropical Storm Elsa. Last August, when Tropical Storm Isaias passed to the west of Long Island, winds reached 78mph at Republic Airport in Farmingdale and over 500,000 Long Islanders were without power for over a week. In…
Tropical Storm Warning issued for Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- Today Long Island prepares for the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Long Island, wind and rain will start to arrive Thursday afternoon into the evening. The effects of the storm will intensify over Thursday evening. On Friday, after midnight through Friday afternoon…
Forecasters eye Elsa’s path
East Farmingdale, NY- Forecasters are keeping a close watch on the path of Tropical Storm Elsa. WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano says, “as Elsa moves up along the coast Thursday… Showers and thunderstorms are possible late in the day or at night. Late Thursday night into the first half of Friday, rain, maybe heavy at…
Expressway remains closed after serious overnight crash
Hauppauge, NY- The Long Island Expressway was shut down just before 5am on Wednesday morning because of a serious crash that happened in the westbound travel lanes in Hauppauge by Exit 57. Suffolk County Police say they got a call of a two-vehicle accident on the westbound LIE in Hauppauge at approximately at 4:05am. One…