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Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police
Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police A box truck crashed and spilled fuel all over a Long Island road on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The truck was traveling southbound on Berry Hill Road near School House Lane in Syosset around 12 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. A 28-year-old man traveling northbound on Berry Hill Road in a 2006 Toyota Corolla drifted into the southbound lanes and sideswiped the truck, causing it to overturn and spill fuel, police said. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Nassau County Emergency Service Unit (ESU), and Syosset Fire Department all …

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2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…

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Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims
Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims A Long Island high school student has sued her district, accusing leaders of failing to protect her from a predatory teacher. The suit claims Bay Shore High art teacher John Kennedy, 52, groomed and sexually abused the 17-year-old student, Newsday reported Wednesday, Aug. 18. However, Kennedy is not named as a defendant. The student said she was sexually abused in Kennedy’s classroom between June and October 2025, according to News 12 Long Island. Suffolk County police told the station they investigated the allegations but found no crimes occurred. Allegations against Kennedy were first re…

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Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall
Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Nearly 50,000 Toyota trucks are being recalled because part of the shock absorbers can corrode and detach while driving. Toyota is recalling 48,280 Tacoma pickups in the US, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Aug. 6. The recall includes 2024 and 2025 Tacomas, along with 2024 Tacoma Hybrids. The front and rear shock absorbers have an external oil reservoir attached with a welded metal flange. Moisture can get between untreated metal surfaces, causing corrosion that can build up and put pressure on the welds. The reservoir can break of…

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MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities
MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities An MS-13 gangster who pleaded guilty to attempted murder on Long Island was sentenced to prison time on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. Elias Serrano Bonilla, 22, got 17 years behind bars for two separate stabbing attacks that targeted eight people on Long Island, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Serrano Bonilla plotted the machete attacks at a soccer field in Hempstead and a laundromat in Uniondale while holding an authority position among the Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas in 2024, investigators said. Six people were wounded in the October 2024 attack at Kennedy Memor…

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Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From VA Forces Emergency Landing In PA On Way To NY (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…

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Long Island’s Best High Schools Revealed — See The Rankings Long Island’s Best High Schools Revealed — See The Rankings
Long Island’s Best High Schools Revealed — See The Rankings U.S. News and World Report released its list of the best high schools in the U.S. and in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 18. This year’s list includes 13 Long Island high schools in the top 50 across New York, with South Side High School in Rockville Centre leading the way at No. 8, and No. 494 nationally. The other Long Island schools in the top 50 statewide are: North Shore Senior High School, Glen Head (No. 11) Commack High School, Commack (No. 12) Pierson Middle/High School, Sag Harbor (No. 13) Locust Valley High School, Locust Valley (No. 14) Hauppauge High School, Hauppauge (No. 15) North…

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Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From Nassau County Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From Nassau County Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From Nassau County Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …

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Major Airline Adding Seatback Screens, Expanding Premium Seats In Massive Overhaul Major Airline Adding Seatback Screens, Expanding Premium Seats In Massive Overhaul
Major Airline Adding Seatback Screens, Expanding Premium Seats In Massive Overhaul American Airlines is bringing back seatback screens while adding more first class and premium seats. The airline will install 4K screens at every seat on new Airbus and Boeing planes beginning in 2028, American announced in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Existing planes will also be retrofitted, with the rollout expected to be completed across the fleet in the early 2030s. The new screens will feature Bluetooth connectivity for wireless headphones and earbuds, USB-C fast charging, and access to a range of entertainment options. "We're making one of the most significant inves…

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Salary It Takes To Live Comfortably In NY Revealed Salary It Takes To Live Comfortably In NY Revealed
Salary It Takes To Live Comfortably In NY Revealed A six-figure paycheck is no longer a guaranteed ticket to financial breathing room. A new SmartAsset study calculates the annual, pre-tax income a single adult and a family of four need to live comfortably in every state. The analysis used data from the MIT Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children and for a household with two working adults and two children. SmartAsset applied the 50/30/20 budgeting rule, treating basic costs such as housing, groceries, and transportation as 50 percent of a household budget. The formula reserves 30 percent for discretionary spending and 2…

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Pickup Truck Upended, Two Injured In Nassau County Car Crash, Officials Say Pickup Truck Upended, Two Injured In Nassau County Car Crash, Officials Say
Pickup Truck Upended, Two Injured In Nassau County Car Crash, Officials Say A two-car crash injured two people on Long Island on Monday, Aug. 17, officials said. The cars collided at Hicksville Road and Parkhill Avenue in Massapequa, according to John F. Scalesi Jr., a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioners’ council. A blue Ford pickup truck was flipped on its side on Parkhill Ave., according to photos shared by Scalesi. The front windshield of the pickup was smashed, mangled, and falling off the vehicle. While two people were aided at the scene, their injuries were not serious, Scalesi said. Additional details of the wreck have not been relea…

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HS Grad Applies For 200+ Scholarships To Make Ivy League Education Affordable HS Grad Applies For 200+ Scholarships To Make Ivy League Education Affordable
HS Grad Applies For 200+ Scholarships To Make Ivy League Education Affordable A Florida high school graduate is Ivy League-bound after applying for more than 200 scholarships to make her college education more affordable. Adeola Adeyemo said she was awarded about 40 scholarships to help her attend Princeton University, Spectrum Bay News 9 reported. She recently graduated from Armwood High School, about 12 miles west of Tampa. Adeyemo spent months applying for outside scholarships, including between classes, at lunch, or while hanging out with her friends. "Price was my number one constraint, period," she said. "When you're picking colleges, they tell you t…

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