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4 killed, 9 injured after car slams into Long Island nail salon: Officials
Four people were killed and nine others were left injured after a vehicle plowed into a strip mall on Long Island, according to officials.
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Video shows nurses rush to save Long Island man who collapsed from heart attack at ATM
An 83-year-old Long Island man wasn’t aware he had any heart problems — he even had gotten a clean bill of health from his doctors. Then on April 30, while standing at an ATM in Melville, he suddenly crashed to the floor.
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Suspected Queens child rapist admits he recorded park attack, said he has drug problem
New details were shared by the man suspected in a violent sexual attack of a 13-year-old girl in a Queens park, as he admitted to having a drug problem and that he recorded the entire alleged assault.
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‘I had one martini': Justin Timberlake arrested for alleged DWI on Long Island
An officer observed that and trailed Timberlake, who was pulled over after failing twice to stay on the right side of the road shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday., the complaint says. The cop who stopped him says the so-dubbed “Prince of Pop” appeared to be drunk, with bloodshot, glassy eyes and a strong smell of alcohol on his breath. “I…
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Woman visiting family on Long Island indicted in deadly Sunrise Highway DWI crash
Police said that after the crash, the suspect jumped into a public safety officer’s car and took off. Police found the 21-year-old a short time later — wearing a town official’s jacket and eating the official’s sandwich.
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Police return to Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann's home in Massapequa Park
New York State Police returned Monday to the Massapequa Park home of the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings to execute a search warrant, according to the attorney for Rex Heuermann’s ex-wife. Heuermann, an architect, was arrested in July 2023 in connection to a string of murders and bodies found along Gilgo Beach on Long Island. He has been charged...
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Search expands under Long Island park ballfields where chemical barrels were buried
Inspections are continuing and expanding at a Long Island park after drums of chemicals were found buried under ballfields, leftover from when the land was used for aircraft production.
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Proposed bill aims to address NY's drastic shortage of home health aides
The Long Term Care Workforce Support Act calls for increasing salaries to attract people to the profession. Proposed by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the bill also calls for $100 billion in federal grants and to improve labor protections.
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Previously unknown chemical barrels found under ballfields at Long Island park
While excavating six 55-gallon barrels filled with chemicals at a Long Island park, environmental workers made a discovery: Even more barrels, between four and five of them, encased in concrete that were discarded decades ago.
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Long Island official wants to deputize residents with gun licenses during emergencies
A Long Island county official is putting out a call to all licensed gun owners, looking to deputize armed residents and allowing them to respond during emergencies.