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Cops investigate fatal weekend crash on Wellwood Ave in West Babylon
Suffolk Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened in West Babylon on Sunday afternoon. Police say Dennis Markey and Marcus Pitts were heading southbound on Wellwood Avenue in a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer when the driver lost control and crashed through a fence and overturned several times. Police say both occupants weer thrown from the…
A Coram man stranded on a raft, was rescued by police over the weekend
Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a man who was stranded on a raft in Narrow Bay early on Sunday morning. Marine Bureau officers received a 911 call reporting a man yelling for help in the marsh on the north side of Narrow Bay just after 3 a.m on August 23, 2020. A Suffolk…
Police looking for the suspect who robbed a Farmngville store early on Monday morning
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating an attempted robbery and a robbery that occurred at nearby convenience stores in Ronkonkoma and Farmingville early on Monday morning. Officials say on August 24, 2020, a man approached a store employee outside of Mobil, located at 950 Portion Road in Ronkonkoma, displayed a knife and demanded cash…
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash on Sunrise Highway in Shirely
Suffolk County Police say a 21 year old from Flanders was seriously injured Thursday morning in a motor vehicle accident on Sunrise Highway in Shirley. On August 20th, 2020, authorities say Kevin Flores-Salgado was traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway on a 2017 Kawasaki Ninja when he was struck by a 2005 Toyota Sequoia that was…
NY lets voters get absentee ballots due to virus concerns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of coronavirus under a new state law signed Thursday. Lawmakers passed the bill last month, and voting rights groups have been calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the legislation for weeks. The governor allowed voters in…
NY’s plastic bag ban survives lawsuit
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s never-enforced ban on single-use plastic bags has survived a lawsuit lodged by a plastic bag manufacturer and convenience store owners, but a state judge ruled Thursday that state regulators went too far by allowing stores to hand out thicker plastic bags one day. A law in New York went…
Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5
TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beating them 4-0 in Game 5. The Islanders will move on to face either the Philadelphia Flyers or Boston Bruins in…
Two Mets personnel test positive for COVID-19
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets are the latest major league team to see their schedule altered because of the coronavirus. MLB says two members of the Mets organization have tested positive for COVID-19. That has forced the postponement of their games Thursday in Miami and Friday against the New York Yankees. Major League…
EB Sunrise Highway closed for serious crash
**UPDATE: roadway was reopened at 11:30 a. m., on August 20, 2020** The Eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway are closed between Exit 58/William Floyd Parkway and Exit 59/Wading River Road because of a serious motor vehicle accident. Suffolk Police say the accident, involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, occurred around 6:30 a. m. The…
State investigates PSEG-LI and Altice/Optimum handling of Tropical Storm outages
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, announced that the New York State Department of Public Service had sent sent Notice of Apparent Violation letters to PSEG Long Island and to cable and internet provider Altice-Optimum that they now face steep penalties and must take immediate corrective actions so that similar failures are not repeated during…
Police investigate early morning shooting in Patchogue
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating an incident during which a man was killed in Patchogue early this morning. Fifth Precinct officers responded to a 911 report of an injured man on Maple Avenue at approximately 3:05 a.m., on Thursday, August 20, 2020. When officers arrived at the scene, they found an adult…
AP questions NY nursing home coronavirus death toll
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded to an Associated Press report that his state’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes could be a major undercount, saying it makes sense to include only those residents who died on the home’s property. Unlike every other state with major outbreaks, only New York explicitly…