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Officer stabbed, suspect killed in Bay Shore
A Suffolk police officer fatally shoot a Bay Shore man who stabbed another officer outside a home in Bay Shore on Saturday morning. The officers were responding to a call for a domestic dispute. The officer who was stabbed was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. The wounds were not life-threatening. Two other officers were…
Trump rails against New York fraud ruling as he faces fines that could exceed half-a-billion dollars
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million fine in his New York civil fraud trial and went after the long list of prosecutors with cases against him as he campaigned in Michigan Saturday night while facing penalties that, with interest, could exceed…
George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
Updated 8:56 PM EST, February 17, 2024ShareNEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit filed in U.S. district court…
31 Alleged Long Island Bloods gang members indicted
(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, together with law enforcement partners, today announced the 103-count indictment charging 31 alleged members and associates of the “Bloodhound Brim” Street Gang. This long-term investigation covered 34 separate incidents, including eighteen shootings, three armed robberies, three long-term conspiracies, including a conspiracy to commit murder, and…
Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for delay from the former president’s defense lawyers who argued it would interfere with his campaign to retake the White House. The decision means that the…
Hockey One. Hockey Two. Two outdoor NHL games at MetLife Stadium with playoff implications
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Two games in two days. A concert. Four Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about a 100-mile corridor that runs from New York to Philadelphia. Roughly 140,000 fans sitting in bone-chilling temperatures waiting to shout for a goal or great save. Hockey is coming back to the New Jersey Meadowlands in…
School bus slides off road 7 students taken to hospital
A school bus slid off a road and crashed into a tree in Mill Neck Thursday morning. Seven students on the bus were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Police say the crash happened around 8:50 a.m. when the driver hit an icy patch. The bus was taking the students to the Mill Neck…
When will Tom Suozzi be sworn in?
Tom Suozzi is expected to be sworn back into the House on Feb. 28 after winning the special election to replace George Santos. That will officially cut the GOP’s majority down to just two votes. Suozzi will keep the seat until November when he will face another challenge to keep it in Democratic control.
Suspect arrested for dumping boat in Pine Barrens
A Shirley man has been arrested for ditching boat in the Pine Barrens.The boat was left in a wooded area off the Long Island Expressway in Manorville last week.Police were able to identify the suspect with video from surveillance cameras that are located throughout the protected area. The suspect faces up to $10,000 in fines…
CDC may ease COVID-19 isolation guidance
The New York Times and Washington Post are reporting that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to ease the COVID-19 isolation guidelines this spring. Americans may be advised that it’s safe to return to regular routines after been fever free for 24 hours with mild or improving symptoms.Since 2021, the agency has…
Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds nearly two-dozen, including children
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people wounded — including at least eight children —…
Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress
(AP) Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party’s hopes heading into a fiercely contested presidential election later this year. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the…