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Judge denies request to dismiss case against man charged in NYC subway chokehold death
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss the case against a U.S. Marine veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train. Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death last…
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Rangers beat Seattle 5 to 2 Winnipeg Jets beat the Islanders 4 to 2 (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
2025 Budget Leaves LI Schools with Less Funding
A total of 44 Long Island school districts would see decreased state funding next year, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2025 executive budget including 10 Nassau County and 34 Suffolk County schools. Hochul discussed the proposed budget Tuesday in Albany. State budget officials say the change to amend funding measures is meant to help…
Heuermann Officially Charged
Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been charged with murder in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007. He was charged in July with the killings of three other women whose bodies were found buried along a remote beach parkway. Heuermann faces a second-degree murder charge in the most recent…
Snow!
The first snowfall of year is hitting Long Island this morning. A winter weather advisory is in effect with snow totals on Long Island expected to be between two to four inches. Crews are out working to clear and treat the roadways but drivers are urged to use caution. YOUR DAYTIME FORECASTTDY – CLOUDY- SOME…
Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In what was the lowest-turnout caucus in a quarter-century, participants endured life-threatening cold and dangerous driving conditions to…
Fake 911 report of fire at the White House triggers emergency response while Biden is at Camp David
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David. Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House was ablaze and a…
Thief steals car with woman sleeping in back seat
Nassau County police are investigating a car robbery outside the French Workshop a bakery in Plainview over the weekend.Officers responded to a call about the car theft Saturday morning, when the police arrived they were informed that a woman was sleeping in the rear of the car when it was stolen.The woman awoke when the…
Schumer says treating back-to-back storms as one will help Long Island receive funds
Sen. Chuck Schumer is hoping to unlock emergency federal aid for Long Island beaches that have been hit by back-to-back storms.Schumer says that the threshold of damage needed to get emergency funds were not meet by the storms independently, but the storms would achieve the threshold if treated as one.The senator says he spoke with…
`The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie
NEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, her son…
Over $4,000 worth of jewelry stolen at Roosevelt Field
Nassau police are searching for a man who stole over $4,000 worth of jewelry at the Roosevelt Field Mall.Police say the suspect smashed the glass of a display case at the Luxury Jewelers kiosk on Friday, and stole the Jewelry inside.Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Heuermann expected to return to court on Tuesday
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to return to court on Tuesday and face charges in the murder of a fourth woman.Heuermann is accused of killing 3 women, whose remains were found in close proximity to one another near Gilgo Beach in 2010. He has pleaded not guilty in each count.Heuermann has…