Tornado touchdowns were confirmed in both Connecticut and western Massachusetts during severe storm activity in the region on Sunday night, Aug. 2.A tornado touchdown was confirmed by the National Weather Service in Litchfield County Sunday night between Sharon and Lime Rock Park, where residents in the northwest corner of Connecticut saw substantial storm damage.A Tornado Watch was in ...

A Long Island man has been charged with public lewdness after police say he exposed himself to two girls at a local CVS.The incident happened on Wednesday, July 29 in Bethpage, according to police.Keith Whitenack, 44, of Bethpage, purposely exposed himself while standing in the entrance vestibule at the CVS at 380 Broadway, where he positioned himself to be witnessed by the victims, ...

The writer, Paul Feiner, is Greenburgh's town supervisor.Many voters complained during the June primary that they did not receive absentee ballots in a timely manner after they submitted the requests. And, other voters worry that the postal service may lose the absentee ballots in the mail, depriving voters of their right to vote. Or, that the ballots arrive after the ...

A Tornado Watch has just been issued for much of the region.It's in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. Main threats include the potential for tornadoes, scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, and isolated large hail.Scattered severe thunderstorms are also expected through around 11 p.m. Sunday.The watch does not currently include New York City or Long Island.For a look at ...

Two men have been charged with burglarizing a Long Island high school.The duo was apprehended around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 in Hicksville.Nassau County Police officers responded to an alarm at Hicksville High School, located at 180 Division Ave. Upon arrival, they were informed by security that two individuals had entered the school through a window and caused damage in ...

A salmonella outbreak that has sickened about 400 people in 30 states, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning.The FDA’s traceback investigation is ongoing but has identified Thomson International, Inc. of Bakersfield, California as the likely source of potentially contaminated red onions. Although the ...

The positivity rate for COVID-19 test results in the Hudson Valley over the last five days has remained steady, according to data released by New York State on Sunday, Aug. 2.Of the 58,961 tests conducted on Saturday, Aug. 1 in New York State, 531, or 0.9 percent, were positive. In the Hudson Valley, the positive percentages in the last five days are as follows:Tuesday, July ...

Two men were shot, one fatally, outside a Long Island house party overnight.The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 in Wyandanch.The two were leaving a party at 72 Patton Ave. when they were shot while in the street, Suffolk County Police said.One man, Mark Birthwright Jr., 26, of Bay Shore, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of ...

The positivity rate for COVID-19 test results on Long Island over the last five days has remained steady, according to data released by New York State on Sunday, Aug. 2.Of the 58,961 tests conducted on Saturday, Aug. 1 in New York State, 531, or 0.9 percent, were positive. On Long Island, the positive percentages in the last five days are as follows:Tuesday, July 28: 1.1 ...

A woman died from injuries she suffered after being hit by an SUV at an intersection on Long Island.The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1 in Hempstead.Rosie Cubies, 64, while walking at the intersection of Barr Avenue and Van Cott Avenue was struck by a 2017 Honda Pilot that was traveling south on Clinton Street, Nassau County Police said.The 52-year-old male ...