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Nassau policeman struck woman firing gun into air with cruiser
Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. said a woman who was waving a gun at cars and stopping traffic on a North Bellmore intersection was struck by an officer’s vehicle. The woman fired the weapon into the air Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Bellmore and Jerusalem avenues. An officer then struck the suspect with a…
Gilgo Beach suspect refusee visits of “fans”
Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann has refused visits from members of the public who want to meet with him in person. Fans of the case have been trying to meet with him, only to have their requests turned down by the alleged killer. Photo James Carbone | Credit: AP
Madonna announces new concert dates
Madonna announced her new, rescheduled dates for her “Celebration Tour” at Madison Square Garden Tuesday after calling off her August concerts shortly after she was hospitalized reportedly for a bacterial infection late June. The concerts that were scheduled for Aug. 23. Aug. 24 and Aug. 26 have been rescheduled for Jan. 22, Jan. 23 and…
Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power. The nearly…
19 mosquito tested positive for West Nile virus
Suffolk health officials said Monday that 19 mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total number of positive samples this year to 31.The Suffolk County Health Commissioner said the positive samples were collected between July 31 and Aug. 3. The positives include four mosquitoes tested in Lindenhurst and one in each…
Heuermann removed from suicide watch
Official say suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been removed from suicide watch at the Suffolk County jail where he is awaiting trial.The Suffolk County Sheriff’s office say the mental health staff at the jail have made the determination to remove Heuermann from suicide watch at this time, and He will continue to…
Posting of Trump charges, quickly withdrawn, muddies long day of grand jury testimony in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia heard from witnesses into the evening Monday in the election subversion investigation into Donald Trump, a long day of testimony punctuated by the mysterious and brief appearance on a county website of a list of criminal charges against the former president that prosecutors later disavowed. Prosecutors in…
Derek Jeter to attend Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day for first time as retiree on Sept. 9
NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter will attend Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day for the first time since his retirement when New York honors the 25th anniversary of its 1998 World Series championship team on Sept. 9. Jeter, 49, won five World Series titles with the Yankees from 1995-2014 and his No. 2 was retired in 2017.…
‘Barbie’ has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbie” has legs. Director Greta Gerwig ‘s film phenomenon remained a runaway No. 1 at the box office in its fourth week, bringing in $33.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused to drop off as most box-office…
Wife of Gilgo Beach murders suspect is battling 2 cancers
An attorney for Asa Ellerup, the wife of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann announced the family planned to follow a notice of claim, a move that would allow them to eventually sue police for “leaving their home in shambles” while searching for possible evidence.Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney has said police followed standard…
Police say driver in crash that killed father, 2 kids was going 120 mph, high on drugs
Michael Deangelo has been arrested for the accident in Massapequa last week that killed a father and two children, as well as leaving another two other children in critical condition. Deangelo was arrested after police said he was high on cocaine and fentanyl as he drove more than 120 mph just seconds before the crash…
Massapequa Park wins Little League Softball World Series
Massapequa Park won the Little League Softball World Series on Sunday afternoon.Massapequa Park beat North Carolina 5-2 to win the title. The world champs took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first thanks to Abigail Long’s two-run RBI, and then added another in the second. North Carolina finally answered with two runs…