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Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters got a slight break with calmer weather but cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind.Should that happen, already burned homes…
Suffolk County Executive says that Amtrak trains will be coming to Long Island
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced that Amtrak trains will be coming to the Ronkonkoma’s LIRR station. No official details were released.The proposal would extend three existing daily Northeast regional round trips between Washington D.C., and New York, east to Ronkonkoma, with stops in Jamaica and Hicksville.According to Amtrak, the project would include track, station,…
Macy’s to close 66 stores this year
Macy’s will be closing 66 stores nationwide this year including the Huntington, Massapequa and New Hyde Park stores on Long Island and the Elmhurst sore in Queens. Clearance sales will begin in January. Macy’s said last February that it planned to shutter 150 stores by the end of 2026 — about a third of its…
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations as officials say thousands of homes, buildings have burned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new fire prompted evacuations Thursday in and around Los Angeles even as firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region’s deadly and devastating wildfires, while the enormity of the devastation started to emerge.The Kenneth Fire started in the late afternoon in the San…
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump, who was convicted in what prosecutors called an attempt to cover…
Indictment handed down against man accused of abducting Patchogue girl
A grand jury indictment has been handed down against Francis Buckheit the man accused of abducting Emma Gervasi. Buckheit, was arrested on Jan. 3 and charged with kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the 14-year-old from Patchogue who was missing for weeks. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of…
What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles area fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least five people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames blazed through homes and businesses as residents fled smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities.Many of the towering fires that began Tuesday…
Fire breaks out at Lindenhurst daycare
A fire broke out at Mamma Rutty’s Daycare in Lindenhurst yesterday. The blaze started around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home on 51st street in Lindenhurst. The day care was located in the basement, of the home. Five children were at the day care at the time, but fire officials say they all got out…
Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season
MIAMI (AP) — Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida.Next season, the NHL is making it happen — twice.The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami — home of baseball’s Marlins — on Jan. 2, 2026, in the Winter Classic, with the…
Democrat Koslow is running for Nassau County Executive
Democratic Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow announced he will be challenging Bruce Blakeman and running for Nassau County Executive in the fall. Before becoming a legislator, Koslow served as a Queens County assistant district attorney and had his own legal practice. Koslow held a campaign kickoff event in Westbury Wednesday Night.
Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.The…