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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…
Maui residents had little warning before flames overtook town. At least 55 people died
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires raced toward their homes. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens were triggered before a devastating wildfire killed at least 55 people and wiped…
Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case
(AP) Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss. If U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agrees with prosecutors’ proposal, the case against the early front-runner for…
Biden calls on Congress to provide $13B to support Ukraine and $12B for disaster fund
(AP) The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s deeply entrenched…
One person was killed, another injured in boat crash
At 7:40 A.M. the Islip Fire Department and Exchange Ambulance of the Islips were notified for a report of a boat collision on West Fire Island in the Great South Bay. Automatic mutual aid was also immediately requested from the East Islip Fire Department, Bay Shore Fire Department and West Islip Fire Department for their…
Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An armed Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south…
Judge grants motion for DNA cheek swab from Gilgo Beach suspect
A judge has granted a motion by prosecutors that orders Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann to submit to a cheek swab for DNA analysis. The analysis will happen on Aug. 15, with one of Heuermann’s attorneys present during the swab process. Heuermann is charged in the deaths of three women and is the prime suspect…
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
(AP) Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” mined and helped reshape American music, died Wednesday at 80. Robertson died surrounded by family in Los Angeles “after a long illness,” publicist Ray Costa said in…
A Mega Millions player in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third largest prize in US history
(AP) Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months. A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold the winning ticket, according to the Florida Lottery. The winning numbers drawn were: 13 19 20 32 33 and the yellow…
MTA launches new app
The MTA announced that its new MTA app is available for download. The app is currently in BETA testing and will eventually replace the MYmta app. The app features schedules, service alerts and more for subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad all in one place. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Rallies held against tent city near Nassau border
Hundreds of residents rallied Tuesday against a planned tent city for asylum seekers on the grounds of a Queens psychiatric center that borders Nassau County. The state is to open what is being called a “humanitarian relief center” in the parking lot of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. A group of people held a “No Tent City”…