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Twin beams of light won’t shine during 9/11 tribute in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Twin beams of light representing the World Trade Center towers won’t be beamed into the sky during this year’s memorial of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City. Organizers said Thursday that they canceled the display because of concerns about the coronavirus and the health of work crews. The National…
PD investigate Center Moriches shooting
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred on August 13 at approximately 7:50 a.m. A male was inside a residence in Center Moriches when he was shot in the leg. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Seventh Squad detectives arrested a man and charged…
Tropical Storm Josephine has formed in the Atlantic Ocean
(AP) Tropical Storm Josephine has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, making it the earliest “J-named” storm in a record-setting hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami on Thursday morning said Josephine was located 975 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It was moving west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. No…
PSEG Long Island says power restored following Tropical Storm Isaias
Eight days after Tropical Storm Isaias left thousands of Long Islander’s in the dark, PSEG Long Island announced late Wednesday night that that the power had been turned back on for all the customers still effected by Tropical Storm related outages. PSEG said on their website that 420,000 customers had been affected by the storm. …
Farmingville mom arrested for DWI Under Leandra’s Law after crash
Authorities say a Farmingville mother was caught driving drunk Wednesday night with her kid in the car. Suffolk Police say on August 12, 2020, around 11 p. m., 35 year old Danielle Smith was driving a 2012 Jeep Liberty westbound on Barrets Avenue in Holtsville, when she crashed into a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, that was…
New York’s 50 person wedding rule successfully challenged
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of two couples who sued for the right to have more than 50 people at their weddings in western New York, despite the state’s pandemic-related restrictions. U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby issued the preliminary injunction Friday in a case involving couples who had…
Fire fighters battled a fire at Suffolk County fire station
Suffolk County Police say Third Precinct officers responded to a 9-1-1 report of a fire at the Islip Fire Department Station 2, located at 295 Commack Road, Islip, at 11:51 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Multiple fire departments responded and extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries.
Police search for missing Long Island teen
Nassau County Police are asking for help to find a missing Long Island teenage girl. Authorities say 14 year old Yasmin Granado was last seen at her Wantagh Avenue home in Wantagh on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Yasmin Granado, is described as a female Hispanic, 5’2”, 130 lbs. with long brown hair and brown eyes.…
Tribune Publishing is closing the newsroom of The Daily News in Manhattan
UNDATED (AP) — Tribune Publishing Company says it’s closing the newsrooms of five newspapers including The Daily News in Manhattan, the Orlando Sentinel and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. The Chicago-based newspaper chain said Wednesday that the decision was made as the company evaluates its real estate needs in light of health and economic…
Thousands still without power 8 days after Tropical Storm Isaias
On Wednesday morning, thousands of Long Islanders were still without power, eight days after Tropical Storm Isaias. PSEG Long Island posted on their website Wednesday morning that they plan to have all of the power problems caused by last weeks storm, resolved by the end of today. PSEG will be providing free ice and water…
Police say a Suffolk County woman was murdered by her boyfriend on Monday night
Suffolk County Police say a woman was murdered Monday night in Riverside. Southampton Town Police responded to a 9-1-1- call that a woman had been stabbed at 48 Ludlam Ave just after 11 p. m. on August 10th, 2020. Authorities say 45 year old Tania Fox was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead…
Cuomo signs new law that will require everyone to buckle up in your vehicle
Starting soon in New York, all passengers in any vehicle, will be required to buckle up. NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, signed legislation requiring all people ages 16 and up to wear seat belts in vehicles. Under the previous laws, anyone 16 and up didn’t have to wear a seat belt while riding in…