Valley Stream DWI Driver Who Permanently Injured Teenager Gets Prison Time: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver who permanently impaired a teenager in a wreck was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 29 to prison time, authorities said.
Kelyse Land, 26, of Valley Stream, got two to six years behind bars for the crash, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Land was traveling on Hempstead Avenue around 11:45 p.m. July 25, 2025, when she crossed over the double yellow line and slammed head-on into a BMW stopped at a red light, authorities said.
Two teenagers inside the BMW were seriously injured, according to investigators. The driver suffered multiple hand and wrist fractur…
Edgewater Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened
A Bergen County guitarist who inspired his son to pursue a career in music died after complications following cancer treatment, leaving his family seeking help with funeral expenses.
Keith Illidge-Loving, of Edgewater, died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to his son, Max Illidge, lead singer of the New Jersey metal band 40 Below Summer.
In an Instagram post, Max said his father was cancer-free but had been struggling with malnutrition and dehydration after radiation damaged his throat, making it difficult for him to eat and drink.
"I'm completely devastated. I thought I had more time," Max wro…
Dentist’s Patients Scrambled As $300K Hicksville Medicaid Fraudster Jetted Across Europe: AG
A Long Island man working as a dentist in Queens stole more than $300,000 from taxpayers through Medicaid fraud, authorities said.
Suleman Nasimi, 46, of Hicksville, was arraigned Monday, Sept. 28 on 40 charges for the four-year fraud operation, the New York Attorney General’s office said.
Nasimi operated a dental practice called Tooth Fresh Meadows and pulled the fraud between January 2020 and August 2024, investigators said.
The alleged scheme was pretty straightforward: Nasimi billed Medicaid for dental procedures he never performed, then pocketed the cash and left patients in the cold,…
