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All students in Farmingdale High School bus crash expected to recover
Officials say all of the injured students from Thursday’s Farmingdale High School charter bus crash are expected to recover.Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere and former history teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed in the crash. Funeral services for both will be held this week.Regency Transportation the charter bus company that was transporting the marching…
Stony Brook restaurant to close after customers got sick from eating improperly stored rice
Kumo Japanese Steakhouse in Stony Brook, the restaurant were 28 customers got sick from eating improperly stored cooked rice announced Saturday that it is closing.The last day of business will be Sunday, Sept. 24.The restaurant added that it would refund any gift card balances immediately. They requested customers reach out via email to [email protected] with…
Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said…
Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said…
49ers beat the Giants 30-12
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The New York Giants kept dialing up blitzes and the San Francisco 49ers just got the ball into their playmakers’ hands. Christian McCaffrey scored a touchdown in his 12th straight game, Deebo Samuel caught one of Brock Purdy’s two TD passes and the San Francisco 49ers won their 13th straight…
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. The bus was one of six in a caravan taking the marching band, color guard and dancers from…
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said. The bus was one of six in a caravan taking the marching band, color guard and dancers from…
Rupert Murdoch’s surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empire
NEW YORK (AP) — Magnate Rupert Murdoch’s surprise announcement Thursday that he’s stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire. The 92-year-old Australian billionaire’s creation of Fox News Channel has made him an enduring force in American…
At least 1 dead, 5 critical in Orange County crash involving bus used by Farmingdale School High School
One person has died and dozens were injured after a charter bus carrying members of the Farmingdale High School band crashed off a New York highway in Orange County.The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. Thursday on I-84 near the town of Wawayanda. According to officials the bus fell down an embankment off the side…
Eisenhower Park to host cricket’s World Cup in 2024
The Cricket World Cup is coming to Long Island. Nassau’s Eisenhower Park is set to host ’24 international championship. A 34,000-seat temporary stadium will be built in Eisenhower Park. The multiple-level modular facility will be made of steel and aluminum and constructed in a large, mostly open field behind the Aquatic Center and near the…
Driver accused in deadly Massapequa crash pleads not guilty
Michael DeAngelo who is accused of speeding while impaired by drugs and causing a crash last month in Massapequa that left four members of a family dead, was arraigned on Wednesday.DeAngelo is facing multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, assault, driving while ability impaired by drugs and reckless driving. Prosecutors said just before…
Legislator Drucker urges NCPD to ‘redouble’ monitoring of social media, internet for emerging threats
Following a series of anti-Semitic bomb threats that were emailed to several Long Island synagogues during Rosh Hashanah, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) urged the Nassau County Police Department to preserve its heightened patrols during the high holidays and to intensify its monitoring of social media and internet platforms for emerging…