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Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Ex-nfl Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term.  Eiglarsh said the of…
68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue: Police 68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue: Police 68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue: Police
68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue: Police Long Island police and good Samaritans rescued a 68-year-old kayaker who was in danger of drowning Wednesday, Sept. 23, cops said. The man was clamming in Great South Bay off the coast of Sore Thumb Beach in Babylon around 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. But the man’s kayak swamped and his waders filled with water, leaving him vulnerable to the current about a quarter-mile off the coast, police said. Bystanders stepped in to pull the man from the water and get him to a sandbar, cops said. They also called 911. Officers Christopher Maggio, Thomas Ciota, Kyle Pr…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
Bullet Flies In Nassau County Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops Bullet Flies In Nassau County Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops Bullet Flies In Nassau County Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops
Bullet Flies In Nassau County Apartment, Two Arrested And One Hospitalized: Cops A shooting on Long Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 22 sent one woman to the hospital and led to two arrests, police said. Alfredo Gonzalez, 43, and Donna Perez, 47, both of Baldwin, were cuffed following an investigation into the gunfire, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 28-year-old woman was wounded by a bullet to the leg and hospitalized following the shooting at a home in Baldwin, cops said. She was in stable condition, according to authorities. Gonzalez and a 25-year-old man got into an argument outside the residence around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, investigators said. Gonzalez the…
LI Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury LI Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury LI Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury
LI Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury A Long Island daycare worker who admitted to child abuse has avoided jail time. Megan Marchena, 27, of Massapequa, got five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree attempted assault of a child, according to online court records. Judge Timothy Mazzei lambasted Marchena at her sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 22 after she refused to speak, Newsday reported. “You don’t want to apologize to anyone for what you did?” Mazzei asked in disbelief, according to Newsday. Marchena was arrested in February and accused of assaulting a 17-month-old girl and an 18-month-old boy whil…
LI Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators LI Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators LI Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators
LI Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators A serious stabbing inside a Long Island church basement was unprovoked and random, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Daniel Escobar, 33, of Bay Shore, was indicted Wednesday for second-degree attempted murder in the attack on a 65-year-old man, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Escobar and the victim were attending a meeting at First United Methodist Church in Amityville on Friday, Sept. 11 when Escobar stabbed the victim in the neck “without provocation” around 8:30 p.m., the DA’s office said. The victim fled the scene and was found outside the church bleeding profus…
Bathroom Stall Snooping At Long Island Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police Bathroom Stall Snooping At Long Island Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police Bathroom Stall Snooping At Long Island Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police
Bathroom Stall Snooping At Long Island Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police A teenager was arrested for snooping on another man in a bathroom stall on Long Island on Tuesday, Sept. 22, police said. Antonio Masso, 18, of Mastic Beach, was inside a bathroom stall at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when he reached over one wall to take pictures of a man in the next stall over, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The 42-year-old victim noticed the phone and confronted Masso outside the bathroom, leading a security guard to call police, authorities said. Masso was arrested and charged with felony second-degree unlawful surveillance, polic…
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitted …
Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities
Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities A five-time DWI driver got the maximum prison term following his latest conviction, authorities revealed Wednesday, Sept. 23. Pablo Aguilar Alvarez, 36, was sentenced to two and one-third to seven years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. He also faces deportation upon his release. Aguilar Alvarez was convicted Friday, Aug. 7 in his fifth DWI case, including four in the past 10 years, authorities said. The latest case was tied to a Nov. 29, 2025, incident in which Aguilar Alvarez was driving through Riverhead with his girlfriend when they stopped at a gas station…
LI Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say LI Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say LI Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say
LI Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Six people have been charged after scammers allegedly compromised a Fairfield company's Microsoft account and tricked it into wiring about $1.7 million, authorities said. The investigation began after the owner of a Fairfield-based HVAC wholesale company contacted police on Feb. 18 about a fraud that occurred in January, Fairfield Police Cpl. David Lagan said. Employees had received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from one of the company's business partners, Lagan said. The company's Microsoft account was then allegedly compromised. The suspects allegedly intercepted and m…
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Nassau County Robbery: Police Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Nassau County Robbery: Police Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Nassau County Robbery: Police
Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Nassau County Robbery: Police A man who was critically injured during an early-morning robbery on Long Island has died, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The victim, identified as Justinn Thomas, 30, of South Hempstead, succumbed to the head injuries he suffered in the robbery, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The robbery happened near May Street and Grand Avenue in South Hempstead at approximately 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, police said. Officers responding to reports of a robbery that had just occurred found Thomas suffering from head injuries, detectives said. He was rushed to a nearby …