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FDA signs off on COVID booster shots for seniors and high-risk people
UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus. The Food and Drug Administration signed off yesterday on the targeted use of extra shots. The FDA authorized booster doses for Americans 65 and older. Also…
NYC vaccine mandate for teachers, staff to go forward
NEW YORK (AP) — A vaccine mandate for New York City’s public school teachers and other staffers can go forward as planned next week, after a state judge lifted a temporary restraining order. The city had announced last month that school employees would have to get at least a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine…
9th annual Car Free Day on Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- Officials in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are encouraging Long Islanders to ditch their cars for the day and take mass transit or other forms of transportation for the 9th annual Car Free Day. In Suffolk, County Executive Steve Bellone is touting the Suffolk Transit On-Demand service for rides around Southampton and Sag…
A naked man was spotted at a Suffolk County park over the weekend
Smithtown, NY- A naked man was spotted at a Suffolk County park over the weekend. Police in Suffolk County say they got a 911 call about a naked man near Millers Pond County Park in Smithtown on Sunday, September 20th at approximately 11:20am. Police say the man approached an occupied vehicle and then walked back…
Teen cousins reported missing
East Farmingdale, NY- A Long Island family is asking for help to find two missing teenage cousins, believed to be together- after family members discovered the teens weren’t in their bedrooms on Tuesday morning. Officials say the teenagers have expressed suicidal thoughts and are asking for the public’s help in finding them. The missing cousins…
Arson detectives investigate fire at Setauket horse complex
Setauket, NY- Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating a fire at a horse complex on a private residential property located on Brewster Lane in Setauket. The fire was reported at approximately 10:10 a.m. on September 21. The cause of the fire is believed to be non-criminal. Three people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries…
FBI ask for help to find Brian Laundrie, after autopsy concludes that Gabby Petito, was murdered
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — A corner in Wyoming has concluded that Gabby Petito was murdered. The finding that she was a victim of homicide came along with the confirmation that the human remains found over the weekend at a Wyoming national park were those of the 22-year-old woman who disappeared months after she set…
Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, accuses Mary Trump…
Search continues for Gabby Petito’s boyfriend, home is searched
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — FBI agents and police searched the home of the boyfriend wanted for questioning in the death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body was discovered Sunday at a Wyoming national park months after the couple set out on a cross-country road trip. The FBI gave no details on the search by…
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people receive a first dose. The company said Tuesday an extra dose — given two months or six months after the initial shot — revved up protection. The results haven’t yet been published…
Suffolk man arrested on hate crime charges
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been arraigned on hate crime charges after authorities say he targeted three Hispanic men and attacked them. Christopher Cella was arrested after police said he separately picked up two Hispanic men on Friday at sites where day laborers gather and drove them to different locations where…
A box truck collided with an occupied school bus, six children treated for injuries
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A box truck collided with a school bus carrying numerous children on Long Island, with the truck driver needing to be taken to the hospital and six children treated for minor injuries. Authorities say the crash happened around 4:45 p.m. Monday on Flanders Road in Riverhead. Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan…