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Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Tree On Long Island; Passenger Seriously Hurt
A passenger was seriously injured when a driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a tree on Long Island, police announced.
Joseph Michael Uhl, 31, of Coram, was driving a 2004 Jeep SUV northbound on Ocean Avenue in Ronkonkoma, when he fell asleep and the vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree at approximately 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, according to Suffolk County Police.
Uhl suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment, police said.
The passenger, a 50-year-old East Northport woman, was transported to the same hos…
Woman Sprays Unknown Substance Into Crowd At Long Island Hotel, Sends 4 To Hospital: Police
A woman is accused of spraying an unknown substance into a crowd during a disturbance at a Long Island hotel, sending four people to the hospital, police announced on Saturday, June 13.
Jacquelyn Chan, 33, of East Garden City, was arrested after officers responded to La Quinta Inn, 821 Stewart Ave., in East Garden City at 8:44 p.m. on Friday, June 12, according to Nassau County Police.
Investigators determined that during a physical altercation, Chan sprayed an unknown substance into a crowd of people, police said. Four victims were exposed to the substance, suffered irritation, and were tr…
Strong Cold Front To Trigger New Round Of Storms Packed With 60 MPH Winds: Timing
The weekend will come with a short break before the atmosphere turns active again.
Less humidity, dry conditions, and temperatures in the upper 80s are expected across much of the region Saturday, June 13, after severe storms swept through parts of the Northeast for a second straight day, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday, June 14, should start mainly sunny across much of NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, MD, and VA, before the next round of showers and thunderstorms arrives later in the day and into the night.
The storms will be triggered by a strong cold front, the National Weather Ser…
New UFO Files Include Videos Of 2024, 2025 Sightings In Northeastern US: Watch
A new federal release is giving the public another look at unexplained sightings.
The Department of War released its third batch of declassified UFO and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena records on Friday, June 12, via its public UAP portal at war.gov/UFO.
The latest release includes 53 documents, 10 images, six videos, and three NASA audio recordings from the CIA, FBI, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
The records include several accounts involving orb-like objects, glowing lights, and historical UFO reports.
One video, "Orbs Over the Pond," involved an October 2024 sighting at ab…
Three Planets To Line Up With Crescent Moon: When To Watch
A short but striking sky show is coming for anyone with a clear view of the horizon.
A three-night celestial meetup will unfold from Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, when a slender waxing crescent moon joins Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury in the western evening sky, according to AccuWeather.
EarthSky also lists the moon, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury as key June skywatching events, with the best view shortly after sunset.
The event will not require a telescope. In fact, the full lineup is best viewed with the naked eye, as telescopes narrow the field of view too much to capture the …
Woman, 32, Found Dead At State Park On Long Island (Developing)
New York State Police are investigating after a woman's body was discovered at a state park on the eastern tip of Long Island.
The investigation into the woman's death began on Thursday, June 11, at around 1:42 p.m., when troopers responded to Montauk Point East Overlook in Camp Hero State Park in Montauk following reports of a deceased person, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 12.
Once they arrived, investigators found the body of a woman, according to State Police.
The woman was later identified as Lauren Balik, 35, of New York City.
Authorities have not releas…
Rikers Captain Shook Down Subordinates For Louis Vuitton Bag, Money, Rides To Casino: Feds
A Westchester County woman who serves as a captain with the New York City Department of Correction has been accused of extorting subordinates for money, luxury gifts, and personal favors — while also collecting thousands of dollars in pay for hours she did not work, federal prosecutors said.
Latanya Brown, 51, of Yonkers, was arrested Thursday, June 11, after a federal indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn charging her with two counts of extortion and one count of theft involving funds from a federally funded government agency, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern Distri…
Search Near Us-mexico Border Follows Chilling Tip In Nancy Guthrie Case
A new search has opened another painful chapter in a case that has already dragged on for months.
A search group in Nogales, Mexico, just across the border from Arizona, received an anonymous tip claiming Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, may have been buried in the Mariposa area west of the city, El Imparcial reported Thursday, June 11.
Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, leader of the Buscando Corazones collective, told the outlet, based in Mexico, that the group received an anonymous call saying Guthrie’s remains were in a grave along a st…
$227K In Dead Nassau County Woman's Disability Checks Stolen For Decade By Husband: Indictment
A decade of Social Security disability payments intended for a deceased woman allegedly ended up in her husband's pocket, prosecutors announced on Friday, June 12.
Lawrence Nadien, 56, of Nevada, was indicted on charges that he fraudulently collected more than $227,000 in Social Security disability benefits issued in his late wife's name after her death in 2014, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
Nadien was arraigned before Nassau County Judge Colin O'Donnell on Friday, June 12, on one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, prosecutors said. He pleaded not gui…
