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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”…
Possible shark sighting at Jones Beach
There was a possible shark sighting Tuesday morning at Jones Beach State Park. A lifeguard spotted a possible shark about 10 yards out from the Central Mall around 9:20 a.m.Swimming was been prohibited but has resumed after no sharks were detected for several hours.Officials say patrols have also been increased due to Monday’s shark attack…
LIRR ending 20-trip ticket discount
The MTA’s is eliminating the LIRR’s 20-Trip Ticket as part of its latest fare increasesThe fare discount program was launched in March 2022 to appeal to commuters who were no longer going into the office five days a week and, as such, did not need a monthly pass. LIRR ticket sales fell when people stopped…
Two fatal car accidents on Long Island
There were two fatal accidents on Long Island only a few hours apart. The first On Sunrise Highway in Massapequa happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night. The crash left a father and 2 children dead and five others hurt after police said a vehicle was speeding when it struck several other cars.Then Police say a…
Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It’s unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening, but Musk and Zuckerberg have continued to fuel interest in…
Statement from Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton on Adoption of Contract for ‘Text to 911’ Implementation
(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, the Rules Committee of the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously to approve a $106,417 purchase order with the Intergraph Corporation for a custom interface text-to-911 interface. The move follows Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton’s July 31 filing of legislation which would mandate the implementation of text-to-911 in Nassau County. Not…
$1.55 billion Mega Millions prize grows as 31 drawings pass without a winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is no mystery why the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing. The prize has ballooned because no one has matched the game’s six winning numbers since April 18, amounting to 31 straight drawings without a big winner.…
Man rescued after he fell off the Robert Moses Bridge
A Roosevelt man was rescued from the Great South Bay after he fell off the Robert Moses Bridge yesterday.Officials say the victim was involved in a car accident when he got out of his car and fell off the bridge.He was pulled from the water onto a boat about 10 minutes later and was treated…