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Long Island hit with first major snowstorm in 2 years
Many parts of the Long Island saw 4 to 8 inches of snow Tuesday with the first major snowstorm in 2 years. Some areas, like Cold Spring Harbor had over 10 inches snow. State and county police responded to over 200 crashes during the storm. Nassau police say they responded to 82 crashes, Suffolk County…
Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
(AP) Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was completely better. Near the end of the year, the school in Fort Worth, Texas, called her in to talk about…
House votes to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. The evening roll call proved tight, with Speaker Mike Johnson’s threadbare GOP majority unable…
Special election Today
Today is the special election to fill the open seat in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Polls are open now until 9pm. Republican Mazi Pilip and Democrat Tom Suozzi are competing to fill the seat, which represents parts of Nassau county and Queens. It became vacant after George Santos was expelled from the House late…
Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages.’ New music ‘Act II’ will arrive in March
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super Bowl ended with the superstar saying “They ready, drop the new music,” the question became — was she serious? Later, a cryptic Instagram video with country…
Pentagon chief Austin remains hospitalized, will not travel to Brussels for Ukraine, NATO meetings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels to meet with NATO ministers and work on Ukraine military aid as he remains hospitalized while dealing with complications from prostate cancer, two defense officials said Monday. Austin had been scheduled to travel to Brussels on Tuesday to attend a regular meeting…
Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid have made the Kansas City Chiefs a dynasty. They’re already thinking three-peat. First, they had to become the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions in 19 years. Mahomes made sure of it, leading another super comeback on the NFL’s biggest stage in America’s showcase capital.Mahomes…
Man accused of stalking outside Taylor Swift’s Manhattan home to receive psychiatric treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of stalking Taylor Swift after being spotted multiple times outside the singer’s Manhattan townhouse was found unfit to stand trial and will be committed to state custody for psychiatric treatment, attorneys said Friday. David Crowe, 33, was arrested three times late last month in front of the pop…
New hotel planned at Roosevelt Field mall
Simon Property Group, and OTO Development want to construct a 170-room hotel in the parking lot at Roosevelt Field mall. It would be located near Macy’s department store.The $75.6 million hotel would be part of the AC by Marriott chain. The hotel would also have a bar and a restaurant. The hotel is expected to…
$30K stolen from Malverne Fire Department
Richard Bopp, the former treasurer of the Malverne Fire Department was arraigned on Friday on corruption charges for allegedly stealing more than $30,000 of department funds Officials say Bopp allegedly wrote and cashed checks to himself and he used the department’s debit card to make withdrawals. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. If convicted…
Suozzi has narrow lead in race to replace Santos
According to a poll released by Newsday and Siena College the 3rd Congressional District special election is too close to call. Democratic Tom Suozzi leads Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip 48% to 44%. The gap is within the poll’s 4.2 percentage point margin of error. Dueling congressional candidates: Mazi Pilip and Tom Suozzi. AP
Scammers take $240K for home repairs that were never completed
Nassau County Police are searching for two suspects who claimed to be masonry worker and scammed a 70-year-old Elmont man out of almost $240,000 for work that they never completed.The two men visited the victim’s home and said they were willing to do construction on the victim’s house that needed repairs.The victim eventually suspected the…