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US-Mexico border

Albany, NY
Lifestyle
NY National Guardsman 'In Fight For His Life' After Surviving Helicopter Crash That Killed 3 NY National Guardsman 'In Fight For His Life' After Surviving Helicopter Crash That Killed 3
NY National Guardsman 'In Fight For His Life' After Surviving Helicopter Crash That Killed 3 To say that Jacob Pratt has a long road to recovery is an understatement. The New York National Guard soldier, a Rensselaer County native from the city of Rensselaer, remains in intensive care after being the sole survivor of a helicopter crash on the US-Mexico border that killed three others. According to the Joint Task Force North, Pratt was aboard a UH-72 Lakota chopper when it went down while flying near Rio Grande City, Texas on Friday, March 8. Earlier Report: NY National Guard Members Killed In Triple-Fatal Crash Return Home; Funerals Set The crash killed New York National G…

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by Michael Mashburn
Albany, NY
Obituaries
NY National Guard Members Killed In Triple-Fatal Crash Return Home; Funerals Set NY National Guard Members Killed In Triple-Fatal Crash Return Home; Funerals Set
NY National Guard Members Killed In Triple-Fatal Crash Return Home; Funerals Set Two New York National Guard members killed in a helicopter crash on the US-Mexico border that claimed three lives received a hero’s welcome in their hometowns. The remains of Casey Frankoski and John Grassia arrived at Albany County’s Army aviation facility in Latham at around 3 p.m. Monday, March 18. Gov. Kathy Hochul and other local leaders stood in silence as flag-draped caskets carrying the 28-year-old Frankoski and 30-year-old Grassia were loaded into waiting hearses. Earlier Report: National Guard Solider From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash “The service and sa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Albany, NY
News
National Guard Solider From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash National Guard Solider From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash
National Guard Solider From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash The only survivor of a helicopter crash that killed three people has been identified as a National Guard soldier from New York. The incident happened around 2:50 p.m. Friday, March 8 while the UH-72 Lakota chopper was flying over the US-Mexico border near Rio Grande City, Texas, according to the Joint Task Force North. Capital Region native Jacob Pratt, of Rensselaer, suffered critical injuries and remains hospitalized. More than $102,000 has been raised from a total of over 1,100 separate donations in a GoFundMe fundraiser launched by the New York State Counc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Albany, NY
News
Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims
Triple-Fatal Crash Update: National Guard Solider From NY, State Trooper Both ID'd As Victims A National Guard soldier from New York has been identified as one of the victims of a helicopter crash that killed three people. Click here for a new, updated story: National Guard Soldier From NY ID'd As Sole Survivor Of Triple-Fatal Crash The incident happened around 2:50 p.m. Friday, March 8 while the UH-72 Lakota chopper was flying over the US-Mexico border near Rio Grande City, Texas, according to the Joint Task Force North. National Guard soldier Casey Frankoski, age 28, who grew up in Rensselaer County, was a graduate of Columbia High School in East Greenbush. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Albany, NY
News
NY State Police Trooper Killed In Helicopter Crash NY State Police Trooper Killed In Helicopter Crash
NY State Police Trooper Killed In Helicopter Crash A New York State Police trooper was among three people killed in a National Guard helicopter crash. Click here for a new, updated story - Triple-Fatal Crash: National Guard Solider From NY ID'd As One Of Victims The incident happened Friday, March 8 while the chopper was flying over the US-Mexico border in Texas. The trooper, John M. Grassia III was 30 years old. Another National Guard soldier and a Border Patrol agent also died in the crash. Grassia joined the New York State Police in April 2022 and was most recently assigned to Troop G (Latham). in Albany County. "Trooper Grass…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx
No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx Leaders in one Long Island town are working to ensure that hotels and other short stay facilities won’t accept asylum seekers amid an expected influx of migrants from New York City. In a State of Emergency declaration issued Tuesday night, May 16, the Town of Riverhead barred hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and other “transient lodging units” from accepting any migrants or asylum seekers for housing in town limits. The move comes after town officials learned that the New York City Department of Homeless Services reached out to hotels and motels in Riverhead “to assess availability of suc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
News
Members Of ‘South American Theft Group’ Cut Power To LI Jewelry Stores Before Heist, Cops Say Members Of ‘South American Theft Group’ Cut Power To LI Jewelry Stores Before Heist, Cops Say
Members Of ‘South American Theft Group’ Cut Power To LI Jewelry Stores Before Heist, Cops Say Several suspected members of a South American organized crime ring are facing charges for their alleged roles in a string of burglaries on Long Island. Nassau County Police said two jewelry stores were also hit during the spree in July 2022, one near Atlantic and Ocean avenues in Freeport, and another near Northern Boulevard and Marion Street in Greenvale. During both burglaries, the suspects cut power to the businesses, disabling their surveillance cameras and alarm systems, according to police. They then waited for the back-up batteries to lose power before returning with commercial gra…

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by Michael Mashburn
Towson, MD
News
Maryland's Keith Smith Gets Life In Prison For Killing Wife Maryland's Keith Smith Gets Life In Prison For Killing Wife
Maryland's Keith Smith Gets Life In Prison For Killing Wife A man from Maryland was sentenced to life in prison Monday, Feb. 28 for killing his wife back in 2018 and trying to cover it up, WJZ reports. Keith Smith, 55, received the sentence, plus three years, for stabbing his wife Jacquelyn to death, and having been convicted of first-degree murder last year, the outlet reports. Even his daughter testified against him. Smith originally told investigators that Jacquelyn was giving money to a panhandler, who stabbed her dead, authorities said. After his wife was killed, Smith and his daughter fled town — only to be arrested three months lat…

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by David Cifarelli
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: NJ Murder Suspect Who Charred Victim Captured At US-Mexico Border Prosecutor: NJ Murder Suspect Who Charred Victim Captured At US-Mexico Border
Prosecutor: NJ Murder Suspect Who Charred Victim Captured At Us-mexico Border A Union County man wanted for murder after burning a victim's body beyond recognition last year was captured in Texas at the border of U.S. and Mexico, authorities announced Tuesday. Plainfield's Oscar E. Rodriguez, 24, is facing charges of first-degree murder and second-degree desecration of human remains in connection with the death of David Chacon, 42, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Police responding to reports of human remains found Chacon's charred body at an outdoor area near the 800 block of West Front Street, said Union County Assistant Prosecutor Peter Benza, …

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by Cecilia Levine
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler
A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler John Nadler is very aware that he lives "behind enemy lines," so-to-speak, in Chappaqua. Nadler knows only one other property owner in the village who may have voted for Donald J. Trump for president. "There's a guy around the corner near the firehouse who has a 'Hillary for Prison' sign on his lawn," Nadler told Daily Voice. "I took the Trump stickers off of my car, but I'll put Trump 2020 ones on once I find them." The 66-year-old's love for politics is rooted in the Watergate and Vietnam eras: He came within two weeks of military service before the draft was halted by President Richard …

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by Jon Craig
Rivertowns, NY
News
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids 'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids A Westchester children's facility in existence since 1963 is housing migrant children that were separated from their families from the Mexican border amid the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Elected officials in Irvington, led by Mayor Brian Smith, issued a joint statement on Friday on the migrant kids who are being housed at Abbott House off Route 9 (Broadway) in the village in Greenburgh as President Donald Trump continues to vacillate on his administration’s immigration policies. “The Irvington Board of Trustees joins many of you in our disgust and contempt for …

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by Zak Failla