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Black Market Brothers: Alleged Long Beach Catalytic Converter Traffickers Indicted
Two brothers have been charged with an 81-count indictment for supposedly trafficking stolen catalytic converters from other states and selling the precious metals inside of them, authorities announced.
On Friday, May 12, Long Beach brothers Alan and Andrew Pawelsky, aged 28 and 25, respectively, were charged for their involvement in trafficking catalytic converters on the black market, opening them up, and making millions off of the precious metals inside, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
According to the charges against them, the scheme lasted from June 2021 to December…
Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!)
Well, that didn’t last long.
Just one week after a farmer in upstate New York set the record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown in North America, that record has already been squashed by a grower in Minnesota.
The massive 2,560-pound gourd was unveiled in California on Monday, Oct. 10, at the 49th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco.
Earlier Report: Good Gourd: NY Farmer Breaks Record For Heaviest Pumpkin In North America
Grown by Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, it just barely beat out the previous pumpkin king, Scott Andrusz, of Willi…
Recall Issued For Frozen Pizza Products
A pizza product shipped to retail stores and restaurants are being recalled due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Minnesota-based Kettle River Products is recalling approximately 1,464 pounds of chicken Alfredo pizza that contain wheat, which was not declared on the product.
Health officials said the frozen, heat-treated, not fully cooked items were produced on various dates between Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, through Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
The recalled items are 12-inch, 25-oz. plastic-wrapped “K…
Covid-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant
Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19 that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in eight New York residents.
On Saturday, Dec. 4, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced three more cases have been identified, two days after the state announced its first five cases.
So far, the cases appear unrelated and have been confirmed through sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the New York State Health Department.
All three of the new cases are from New York City.
Nationally, a total of 23 people have been infected in 11 states: Utah, California, Minneso…
See How NY Ranks Among Best, Worst States For Women
In 2021, the world is still working on gender equality, meaning that even in the U.S. some places are “better” for women than others.
A new study eyed gender equity and ranked the nation’s 50 states and Washington, D.C., from being the best to worst for women.
Gender equality is the idea that men and women should be treated the same regardless of their sexes. This ideal has not been witnessed as of yet in metrics such as salary, leadership positions, access to health care, and violence, among other factors.
In order to determine which states are the best and worst for women, WalletHub lo…
See Where NY Ranks Among Best, Worst States To Raise Family
If you want to raise a family and are a New York resident, you're living in one of the big places in the country, according to a new study.
A survey of the best and worst states for families, conducted by WalletHub, has ranked all 50 states by how hospitable they are to families. Factors considered include family fun, health and safety, education and childcare, affordability, and socio-economics.
New York ranked fourth nationally, with high marks in education as well as family fun.
The worst place to raise a child is in New Mexico, according to the study. The state had some of the lowest s…
