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LI Man charged in Capitol riot
(East Farmingdale, NY) Another Long Islander has been arrested for his alleged role in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6th. According to the Associated Press, Federal Authorities charged 27-year-old Christopher Ortiz, of Huntington, with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds. Newsday…
Apple urges customers to update software after hacker attack
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — People who own an Apple iPhone or iPad often see reminders to update their devices. But this time, the tech company is urging its customers to install the latest update without delay. Apple says the latest update plugs security flaws that might have been “actively exploited” by hackers. The software updates…
NYPD officer shot in the Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a New York City police officer was shot Tuesday night in the Bronx. Officers were responding to a call in the area of Lafayette Avenue and White Plains Road when the officer was shot at about 10:30 p.m. Authorities say the officer was conscious and alert at a hospital…
COVID task-force to resume regular briefings with public
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to regularly brief the American public about the pandemic that has claimed more than 425,000 U.S. lives. Beginning Wednesday, the experts will host briefings three times a week on the state of the outbreak and efforts to control it.…
Police offer reward to find driver of fatal hit and run crash
(Stony Brook, NY) Police in Suffolk County are trying to find the person responsible for a fatal hit and run crash that happened on Route 347 in Stony Brook. Officials say on the morning of December 20, 2020, 54-year-old Ronald Destafano, of Lake Grove, was crossing Route 347 near Hallock Avenue, when he was struck…
NY lawmakers present plan to help small businesses
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Democratic-led Assembly plans to pass legislation Tuesday to help workers and small businesses financially survive the coronavirus pandemic. Workers could collect unemployment insurance while working part time, small businesses would be protected from being charged higher rates for unemployment insurance when they reopen and New York would put a…
300 million Americans could be vaccinated by end of summer or early fall
UNDATED (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. is ramping up vaccine deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall. Biden is calling the push a “wartime effort.” He said Tuesday that his…
New York to allow instant lottery ticket delivery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York regulators cleared the way for lottery players to order scratch-off tickets on their phones. The state Gaming Commission approved a rule to allow companies to purchase and deliver instant scratch-off tickets for customers. The maker of an app that recently began taking orders for New York lottery drawings like…
Riverhead teenager killed in LIE crash
(Yaphank, NY) A Riverhead teenager was killed Monday in a crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank. Officials say a 2004 Jeep was traveling eastbound on the LIE, near exit 66, at approximately 2:20pm, when it crashed into another vehicle, struck a guardrail, flipped over the embankment and landed on the Expressway South Service…
Long Island prepares for a wintery mix
(East Farmingdale, NY) All eyes are on the weather today across Long Island as officials prepare for a blast of wintery weather. A storm system that blanketed parts of the mid-west with snow is expected to arrive in the northeast sometime this afternoon. WALK-FM Meteorologist Pat Pagano, says we might see about 1-2 inches of…
Boyfriend charged in murder of Huntington woman
(Huntington, NY) A 45- year-old Huntington man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his live-in girlfriend. Suffolk County Police say Christopher Jackson, of 22 Elm Street, has been charged with 2nd degree Murder, for the death of 47-year-old Mareasa Westcott. Westcott’s body had been discovered earlier this month in her apartment by police after a…
Police say man arrested after multiple 911 calls
(Copiague, NY)- Suffolk County police say they received multiple 911 calls Monday night about a man with a handgun in the Home Depot parking lot on Sunrise Highway in Copiague. Officials say when First Precinct officers arrived at the scene, they found 48-year-old Joseph Mancuso of Central Islip and placed him under arrest. Mancuso was…