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Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash On Long Island, Police Say Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash On Long Island, Police Say
Combative Driver Injures Officer After Crash On Long Island, Police Say A man is accused of assaulting a police officer following a car crash on Long Island. The incident happened in Bellmore, near the intersection of Bellmore Avenue and Merrick Road, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. Nassau County Police said 63-year-old Charles Klimovich, of Bellmore, was involved in a car crash and refused to give officers his information to document the incident. Klimovich reportedly became combative and attempted to flee the scene. As officers were attempting to handcuff him, he continued resisting and refused to comply with the officer’s commands, police said. Of…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 01-25-57-62-64 with a Powerball of 15 and the Power Play was 2X. The estimated jackpot is $456 million with a $219.9 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, which will have an estimated $478 million jackpot. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then r…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Store $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Store A pair of $50,000 Powerball tickets were sold for the Saturday, Oct. 19 in New York -- one on Long Island, and the other in the Hudson Valley. The third-place tickets were sold at: Lucky Star Liquor and Winer in Nassau County, located in Bellerose, on Hillside Avenue. Smokes 4 Less in Orange County, located on North Plank Road in Newburgh. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. 

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by Joe Lombardi
News
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia The identity has been released of a person killed in an overnight crash on the  Long Island Expressway involved an allegedly impaired driver. It happened around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in Islandia Medford resident Alan Mercado, age 67, was driving a 2010 Honda on the westbound side near Exit 57, when he attempted to move from the center to the right lane and was struck from behind by a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle. The motorcycle operator, now ID'd as Idris Shehu, age 20, of Hicksville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Barstool Sports Lending Support To Family Of New York Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide Barstool Sports Lending Support To Family Of New York Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide
Barstool Sports Lending Support To Family Of New York Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide Following a horrific murder-suicide that left a beloved Westchester teacher and mom dead, community members and media company Barstool Sports are coming to the aid of her three children.  The outpouring of support follows the death of Eastchester Union Free School District teacher Arlene O’Neill, age 47, who was killed in a shooting at her Yonkers home on Chittenden Avenue on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16.  According to police, O’Neill, a fifth-grade teacher at the Anne Hutchinson School, was fatally shot by her husband, retired New York City Police Department officer…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Medford Man Accused Of Impaired Driving After Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash In Islandia Medford Man Accused Of Impaired Driving After Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash In Islandia
Medford Man Accused Of Impaired Driving After Fatal Long Island Expressway Crash In Islandia A local man has been accused of impaired driving after a fatal overnight crash on the  Long Island Expressway. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In LIE Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver In Islandia It happened around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in Islandia He was driving a 2010 Honda on the westbound side near Exit 57, when he attempted to move from the center to the right lane and was struck from behind by a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle. The motorcycle operator, who is not being identified pending notification of next of kin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Long Island Girl Found New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Long Island Girl Found
New Update: Missing 12-Year-Old Long Island Girl Found New update: A 12-year-old Long Island girl who went missing has been found. Gianna Tocco had last been seen leaving her Farmingdale residence on Monday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. Late Monday afternoon, police announced that she's been located. Original report: Have you seen her? A 12-year-old Long Island girl has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in finding her. Gianna Tocco was last seen leaving her Farmingdale residence on Monday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. She is described as being 5-foot-3, with …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane
Oscar Heading North After Making Landfall In Cuba As Hurricane Oscar is now moving north after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane. It's now a tropical storm on landfall on Sunday evening, Oct. 20 in eastern Cuba, where heavy rain will continue causing life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the National Hurricane Center. Oscar formed rapidly over the weekend, After being upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning, Oct. 19, it strengthened to hurricane status just hours later. As it tracks north, Oscar will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the southeastern Bahamas M…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Suffolk County Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Suffolk County
Fatal Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim In Suffolk County One person was killed and another seriously injured in a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in Yaphank. A 65-year-old man from Bay Shore was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound near Exit 68, according to Suffolk County Police. He had a female passenger on the back seat.  The motorcycle hit the rear of a 2016 Lexus SUV, which had slowed down due to traffic.  The Lexus then struck the rear of a 2019 Audi SUV. The passenger in the Harley, Dawn Jimenez-Salta, age 60, of Garden City, was tr…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
New Update - Road Rage: Suspect Nabbed After Victim Run Over In West Babylon New Update - Road Rage: Suspect Nabbed After Victim Run Over In West Babylon
New Update - Road Rage: Suspect Nabbed After Victim Run Over In West Babylon A suspect has been apprehended after a man suffered severe injuries in a road-rage incident on Long Island. It happened around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in West Babylon. Two men drove their vehicles into a shopping center parking lot located at 90 Route 109, according to Suffolk County Police. They both exited their vehicles and engaged in an altercation.  One of the men got back into his vehicle, rammed the other man's vehicle three times, and then ran over the other man before fleeing the scene, said police. The 51-year-old victim was transported to a local …

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Competitive Long Island, Hudson Valley Races Seen As Key To What Party Controls House Competitive Long Island, Hudson Valley Races Seen As Key To What Party Controls House
Competitive Long Island, Hudson Valley Races Seen As Key To What Party Controls House As Election Day draws closer, political pundits are closely watching three New York congressional races that could determine which party controls the House next year. Freshmen Republican Reps. Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, and Anthony D’Esposito – supporters of former President Donald Trump in districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020 – are all hoping for repeat wins in November. Here’s a closer look at their races. Mondaire Jones (left) and Rep. Mike Lawler. Campaign Facebook Pages 17th District: Lawler vs. Jones Lawler, whose 17th District represents all of Rockland and Pu…

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by Michael Mashburn
Real Estate
Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Long Island Estate Listed For $49.9M Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Long Island Estate Listed For $49.9M
Billy Joel's 'MiddleSea' Waterfront Long Island Estate Listed For $49.9M The Piano Man is downsizing. The iconic 75-year-old singer, songwriter, and pianist Billy Joel has just listed his sprawling waterfront estate on the north shore of Long Island for $49.9 million. Joel bought the estate, which he calls "MiddleSea," in Centre Island, a residential village in Oyster Bay, in 2002. The name is a clever play on words. Yes, it's located by the sea, but "Middle C" is also the first note learned by pianists. It's spread over 76 acres and has 18 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, and four separate homes: the main house (a 20,000-square-foot red-brick m…

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by Joe Lombardi