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Black Bear Turns SUV Into Overnight Hideout, Then Starts Honking: Watch Black Bear Turns SUV Into Overnight Hideout, Then Starts Honking: Watch
Black Bear Turns SUV Into Overnight Hideout, Then Starts Honking: Watch A homeowner investigating some obnoxious middle-of-the-night horn honking found a culprit he definitely wasn't expecting. A black bear had gotten itself trapped inside Patrick Sullivan's unlocked Toyota SUV in Gold Hill, Colorado, this summer and was repeatedly leaning on the horn while trying to escape, according to NBC News. Sullivan heard the commotion around 3 a.m. and initially suspected a neighbor. Instead, he found the bear inside his vehicle, where it had spent the night causing extensive damage. The bear thrashed around the cabin as it tried to get out, tearing apart parts of t…

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by Joe Lombardi
On Your Side
Halloween Candy Sold At Major Retailers Recalled Over Health Risk Halloween Candy Sold At Major Retailers Recalled Over Health Risk
Halloween Candy Sold At Major Retailers Recalled Over Health Risk A popular Halloween treat is being pulled from store shelves in more than a dozen states due to a potentially serious health risk. Crystal Temptations is recalling several sizes of its Halloween Chocolatey Eyeballs because the candy contains milk that is not declared on the packaging, according to an announcement posted by the US Food and Drug Administration.  The candy was sold at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Sierra Trading Post stores, according to the FDA announcement. People with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk could suffer a serious or life-threatening allergic rea…

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by Joe Lombardi
Breaking News
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Police are seeking possible additional victims after a massage therapist allegedly forcibly touched a client, then found her Facebook page months later and messaged her about his new workplace. Steven Dunn, 39, of Syosset, was working at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa at 315 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station when he allegedly inappropriately touched the woman as she lay on a massage table around noon on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Suffolk County Police said. The woman did not initially report the incident. But on Sept. 1, Dunn allegedly found the woman’s Facebook page and me…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police A 44-year-old man was killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, police said. David Maiman of Middle Island was driving a 2020 Lexus north on Rocky Point Yaphank Road when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck the driver’s side of a 2020 Jeep around 1:30 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Maiman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Jeep driver, Ferdi Reyes Garcia, 45, of Port Jefferson, was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, police said. Both vehicles we…

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by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say A New York cop used Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend around 3,000 times, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Laurie Moore, a 13-year veteran with the Albany County Sheriff’s office, was booked on charges of falsifying records and official misconduct, the Albany Times-Union reported. Cops said Moore, 47, used Flock’s license plate recorders to access data on five people she knew, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. She was suspended following the investigation. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple called Moore a quality investigator and said her arrest “literally breaks my heart,” accord…

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by Joe Wilkinson
National Interest
Newly Discovered Bugs Named After Taylor Swift: How They Mirror Her 'Iconic Look' Newly Discovered Bugs Named After Taylor Swift: How They Mirror Her 'Iconic Look'
Newly Discovered Bugs Named After Taylor Swift: How They Mirror Her 'Iconic Look' Taylor Swift's latest honor has six legs and eats plants. The superstar singer is now the namesake of a newly discovered genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia, the University of California, Riverside announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The bugs were among 12 new species described in a paper published in the journal Insect Systematics and Evolution. The names of the four new species are inspired by Swift and her music: Swiftiephylus taylorae, Swiftiephylus amator, Swiftiephylus intrepidus, and Swiftiephylus poetorum. The names are Latin versions of Taylor, lover, fea…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say
Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say A Long Island teenager pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a 64-year-old woman, according to online court records. Jose Olaya, 18, copped to second-degree murder and burglary charges on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the records show. His sentencing hearing is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28. Olaya is likely to get 12 years behind bars, Newsday reported Tuesday. Prosecutors asked for a 14-year term after Olaya waived his status as a juvenile offender. Linda Levy, of Levittown, was killed in a June 9, 2024, home invasion that police tied to two teenage boys, according to an August 2024 Newsday report. O…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Breaking News
0.28-BAC Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities 0.28-BAC Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities
0.28-bac Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities A drunk Long Island driver who killed a woman in a head-on crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Adam Chrzanowski, 45, formerly of Riverhead, had a BAC of 0.28% when he intentionally crossed a double yellow line to pass another vehicle, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The ensuing four-car crash killed a passenger in an oncoming vehicle, 60-year-old Elizabeth Post, and sent at least one other person to a local hospital, authorities said. After the wreck Chrzanowski, a Polish native, fled to Poland more than a year after he was indicted, authoriti…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Breaking News
Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell revealed he is battling cancer and will undergo treatment during the season. Pikiell, who has coached at Rutgers since 2016 and led the Scarlet Knights to two NCAA Tournament appearances, said he sought medical care a couple of months ago after he wasn't feeling 100 percent.  A series of tests revealed he had cancer. "After a successful surgery, my doctors and I have a kick-ass game plan to finish treatment," Pikiell said. Pikiell said he plans to remain involved with the team as much as possible during treatment, while Associate Head Coach…

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by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Stunt Pilot Makes Emergency Landing At Long Island State Park: ‘A Beautiful Parking Lot’ Stunt Pilot Makes Emergency Landing At Long Island State Park: ‘A Beautiful Parking Lot’
Stunt Pilot Makes Emergency Landing At Long Island State Park: ‘A Beautiful Parking Lot’ A stunt pilot made an emergency landing at Robert Moses State Park on Long Island on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9. David Windmiller, 62, was out for a routine test flight when the engine on his Edge 540 plane quit suddenly, Newsday reported. Windmiller brought the plane down in “a beautiful parking lot with no cars in it” near Field 4 at the park, he told News 12 Long Island. The area was closed for the season following Labor Day, Sept. 7. A veteran pilot who told Newsday he’s been flying since age 14, Windmiller was exceptionally calm after the incident and told the outlet, “I've been throu…

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by Joe Wilkinson