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NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 A popular NBC New York reporter has died at age 47, the station announced. Katherine Creag, who was working as recently as Wednesday, Feb. 10, died unexpectedly later that night from unknown causes. 

“For 10 years Kat was one of our cornerstones, always willing to help in any situation, whether it was a colleague in need of a shift that needed to be covered,” WNBC’s Vice President of news, Amy Morris, said in an email to the staff this week. “She was thoughtful, funny, and relentless. And even on the toughest days, she was a bright light, quick with a kind word and a smile.” Born in the…

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by Zak Failla
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Nassau County Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad For Sex Acts With Teen Nassau County Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad For Sex Acts With Teen
Nassau County Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad For Sex Acts With Teen A 64-year-old man has been accused of traveling abroad from New York to engage in sex acts with a minor. Following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the indictment filed with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses Long Island resident Thomas Blaha, of Garden City, with going to the Philippines with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. "The defendant allegedly traveled halfway across the globe to sexually exploit a mino…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy
Ex-Manager Of Long Island Catering Hall Admits To Forced Labor Conspiracy A former manager at a Long Island catering hall admitted to a forced labor conspiracy and to threatening to deport employees who didn’t comply with his demands. Huntington resident Roberto Villanueva, 68, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to forced labor conspiracy and forced labor of employees at the Thatched Cottage, a former catering and wedding venue in Centerport. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue that Villanueva, a former recruiter, and manager for the Thatched Cottage, admitted that workers were brought from the Philippines to the United States on work visas that expired sho…

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by Zak Failla
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23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC 23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC
23 Sex Offenders Nabbed In ICE Operation On Long Island, In NYC Nearly two dozen alleged sexual predators are off the streets after being busted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations on Long Island. Twenty-three immigrants and alleged sexual offenders with previous criminal convictions ranging from sexual abuse to rape were busted during “Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Alien Removal),” on Saturday, Nov. 2. According to ICE, each of the 23 suspects are currently being detained pending the completion of removal proceedings, criminal prosecution, or removal from the United States. Arrests include: In Wheatley Hei…

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by Zak Failla
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90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says 90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says
90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says The measles outbreak is on course to be the worst in decades with 90 more cases reported nationally in the past week - the largest jump of the year - according to new numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between Jan. 1 and April 11 this year, there have been 555 individual cases of measles confirmed in 20 states, the second highest total reported in the country since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000. The World Health Organization reported this week that there were more than 110,000 measles cases worldwide in the first three months of 2019, an…

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by Zak Failla