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ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business WriterDirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S.The end of the impasse came in time for sports fans to…
Suffolk DA to hold press conference about the Gilgo Beach investigation
The Suffolk DA’s office will hold a press conference about the Gilgo Beach investigation Monday at 10 a.m. Officials have confirmed that the press conference is regarding new information about the unidentified male victim known as “Asian Doe.”
Farmingdale man arrested for striking, kicking officer in face
Police say a South Farmingdale man was arrested over the weekend for striking, kicking officer in face at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow,Officers were called to assist with a combative individual.The suspect struck and kicked an officer in the face as they attempted to calm him down. He was placed under arrest and…
Trump is safe after Secret Service opened fire at suspected person with firearm near his golf club
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with an AK-style rifle pointed the firearm’s muzzle into Donald Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the former president was playing a round, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to open fire, according to three law enforcement officials. The former president is safe and unharmed, and the FBI…
Suspect pleads guilty to shooting outside Zeldin’s house
Noah Green the man who fired shots outside of former Rep. Lee Zeldin’s home in October 2022 has pleaded guilty to shooting at three people and hitting two of them. Prosecutors say Green is a member of the “No Fake Love” gang. Green pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy. Green is facing 12 years…
Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors said. Details of the plea weren’t disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a less serious offense…
Billy Joel to play New Year’s Eve at the UBS Arena
Billy Joel will ring in the New Year at the UBS Arena on Dec. 31. It will be the second year in a row that Joel has played New Year’s Eve at UBS and the show will be his first in the metropolitan area since he ended his 10-year residency at Madison Square Garden in…
Trump to hold campaign rally on Long Island
Former President Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Nassau County on Wednesday Sept. 18. The event will be held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale at 7 p.m. The event was set for the day he previously was expected to be sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom in his hush money…
New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle.Caban, who had been in charge of the nation’s…
New York governor says she has skin cancer and will undergo removal procedure
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this week.The governor told reporters her doctor discovered basal cell carcinoma on her nose during a routine checkup a few weeks ago, describing it as a “tiny, tiny…
9/11 remembrances across Long Island
Multiple tributes are scheduled today across Long Islanders to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack. At Point Lookout Park in Point Lookout, the Town of Hempstead will host its annual Sunrise Memorial Service at 7:30 a.m. The Town of North Hempstead will host a memorial service at 8:15 a.m. in Manhasset…
MTV VMAs are at the UBS Arena Wednesday night
Nassau County officials say they will be stepping up the law enforcement presence at the UBS Arena Wednesday for the 2024 MTV VMAs. County Executive Bruce Blakeman says there are no credible threats against the event, but security will be high. Heavy traffic is expected on Hempstead Turnpike and the other roads around the arena.