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State, local authorities search Long Island woods in Gilgo Beach murders probe, source says
State and local law enforcement officers descended on an area of Long Island’s Manorville Wednesday for a search as part of their ongoing investigation into the Gilgo Beach serial killings, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation. An NYPD officer at the scene told NBC New York the search area was focused at Schultz Road...
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Long Island's UBS Arena to host 2024 MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to New York state, where they were first held back in the 1980s, following a two-year run at the Prudential Center in Newark. MTV announced Wednesday the 2024 VMAs will take place Sept. 10 at the UBS Arena on Long Island. UBS Arena, home to the New York Islanders, has hosted concerts, college…
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New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
A 58-year-old physician at a Long Island children’s hospital is dead after falling out of a moving house trailer when the wind blew the door open on a highway over the weekend, authorities say.
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Woman's head found at New York park where kids found man's arm
A head and another arm were recovered at a Long Island park where homicide detectives returned Friday to search for more body parts, a day after two arms and a leg turned up within about a mile of each other in the area, authorities say.
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Two human arms and a leg found near New York elementary school
First, two children on their way to school found a human arm. Then the leg turned up.
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Wife and daughter of John Gotti Jr. charged after fight at NY high school basketball game
The wife and daughter of former mob boss John Gotti Jr. were charged with assault after throwing fists and ripping the wig off a woman during a brawl at a Long Island high school basketball game, according to police documents.
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Man jumps on car hood to stop Rolex thief in Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong
A Long Island man tried to sell his Rolex through Facebook Marketplace, but the buyer wasn’t looking to pay the price, or any money at all.
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NY man allegedly terrorizes gas station worker — just for $3 of gas
A man with a gun terrorized a Long Island gas station employee after his debit card was denied, police said, wrecking the store and pointing a gun at the worker in order to allow him to pump some gas — but barely enough to even get a gallon’s worth.
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New York man points gun at 6-year-old's head over Halloween candy mix-up: Police
The 43-year-old shouted at the boy when he ran back to the door to retrieve candy mistakenly left at the wrong house, according to the criminal complaint.
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New York police fatally shoot man in fencing mask who charged at officers with two swords
A man wearing a fencing mask and holding two swords was shot and killed by officers inside his Long Island home, according to police.
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NY bus driver drinking on job says she didn't know White Claw had alcohol, is not facing charges
Evidently police believe Hanna, who has been a bus driver for 15 years. She was fired Wednesday after reportedly drinking with students from Smithtown High School West on the bus.
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NY teacher and baseball coach benched after homophobic tirade caught on camera
The Flushing teacher and youth baseball coach is facing consequences after a video surfaced from a road rage incident earlier this month.
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Long Island 5-year-old walked right out of school undetected. His parents want changes
The parents of a 5-year-old Long Island boy are furious after their kindergartener was able to walk out of his elementary school, undetected, and walked nearly a third of a mile to his house. It was his parents who learned he had left school.
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Bus crash killed band director, retired teacher. Here's how Farmingdale remembers them
A memorial has been growing by the minute for the two devoted educators killed in Thursday’s rollover bus crash in Orange County. Gina Pellettiere and Beatrice Ferrari were two of the chaperones on board the bus carrying mostly freshmen students from Farmingdale High School to northern Pennsylvania, where the school’s band attends the annual camp. Five students remained in...
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Boat crashes into West Fire Island home, killing one aboard
Suffolk County police are investigating after a 30-foot powerboat flew out of the water and crashed into the deck of a home on West Fire Island Thursday morning, police said. Two men were on board the boat at the time of the crash, according to authorities. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to the…
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Real-life ‘Karate Kid' meets his inspiration
A Long Island kid forced to step aside from the sport he loved due to his health challenges came face-to-face with the man behind his fictional hero. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Long Island police identify ‘Fire Island Jane Doe' as Karen Vergata in Gilgo Beach case
The victim, previously known as “Jane Doe #7” or “Fire Island Jane Doe,” was identified as Karen Vergata, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said at a press conference Friday morning.
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Prosecutors in Gilgo Beach killings are giving Rex Heuermann's defense a vast trove of evidence
Weeks after charging Long Island architect Rex Heuermann in a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders, prosecutors say they’ve begun providing his lawyer with reams of evidence. That includes autopsy findings, DNA reports and crime scene photos. Suffolk County prosecutors spoke during a brief court hearing Tuesday. District Attorney Ray Tierney said that’s a fraction of the...
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Toddler dies after grandmother leaves her in hot car for 8 hours on Long Island
Suffolk County police say the 54-year-old grandmother forgot to drop the toddler off at her day care center in Smithtown on Long Island on Monday and went to work, leaving the girl in a car seat inside a Jeep Cherokee.
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Long Island swimmer alive after treading ocean water for 5 hours
A man from Long Island is recovering from hypothermia after treading water for about five hours in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Police in Suffolk County said a 63-year-old from Copiague went for a swim at Cedar Beach in Babylon around 5 a.m. When he went out into the open water, police said, he was pulled out by the current….