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Nurses reach tentative contract agreement at LIJ Valley Stream
Northwell Health has reached a tentative agreement with the nurses’ union at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, avoiding a potential strike ahead of their Feb. 21 strike deadline.The union and the New Hyde Park-based health system came to an agreement early Sunday; the LIJ Valley Stream staff is set to vote on the agreement Tuesday.The…
Nets fire coach Jacque Vaughn with team in 11th place at the All-Star break
(AP) Jacque Vaughn’s strong work guiding the Brooklyn Nets earned him a contract extension at last season’s All-Star break. Just a year later, the Nets fired Vaughn after a 50-point loss in his final game, their worst since moving to Brooklyn. The Nets announced Vaughn’s departure Monday and said an interim coach would be named…
Artemi Panarin scores in OT to lift Rangers to 6-5 win over Islanders, Islanders will host the 2026 NHL All-Star Game at UBS Arena
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored 10 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied from three goals down to beat the rival New York Islanders 6-5 in a Stadium Series game at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist, and Erik Gustafsson and Chris Kreider also…
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…