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Oheka Castle Sold At Auction After Bankruptcy, Winning Bidders Reveal Plans: Reports Oheka Castle Sold At Auction After Bankruptcy, Winning Bidders Reveal Plans: Reports Oheka Castle Sold At Auction After Bankruptcy, Winning Bidders Reveal Plans: Reports
Oheka Castle Sold At Auction After Bankruptcy, Winning Bidders Reveal Plans: Reports Long Island’s historic Oheka Castle sold at auction for $72 million on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to multiple reports. The 112,000-square foot home on 23 acres in Huntington has been facing financial troubles for years. But co-owner Gary Melius told Newsday that Tuesday’s sale was enough to clear his debts. Ronald Browning and Paul Alflen placed the winning bid through a company named Gold Coast Property & Estate Management, Long Island Business News reported. Alflen told the outlet they plan to preserve the castle. Melius, 83, plans to continue living at Oheka and managing the proper…
Nassau Resident Returns To Unlivable Home After Fire Rips Through Two Floors: Authorities Nassau Resident Returns To Unlivable Home After Fire Rips Through Two Floors: Authorities Nassau Resident Returns To Unlivable Home After Fire Rips Through Two Floors: Authorities
Nassau Resident Returns To Unlivable Home After Fire Rips Through Two Floors: Authorities A Long Island home was left uninhabitable following a fire Friday, Oct. 23, officials said. Firefighters responded to Joyce Road in Plainview around 3:15 p.m. Friday and located the fire burning the first floor and basement of a residence, the Bethpage Fire Department said. The Plainview Fire Department led the attack and extinguished the first floor blaze, according to Bethpage firefighters and the Nassau County Fire Marshal. A Syosset fire engine and several mutual aid fire companies worked a second line into the basement to douse the flames, fire crews said. About 60 firefighters respo…
Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of LI Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of LI Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of LI Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’
Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of LI Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’ A 7-year-old girl warned school and county administrators that her legal guardian was abusing her months before her death, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 27. Despite the warning signs around Jor’Dynn Duncan’s case, the alleged abuse was never mentioned at a custody hearing, allowing her accused killer to gain full custody, the lawsuit said. Jor’Dynn died Dec. 29, 2025, after horrific abuse at the hands of Emily Kelly and Kelly’s family, according to Suffolk County prosecutors and the lawsuit. Jor’Dynn’s birth mom, Portia Duncan, filed the civil suit Tuesday in New York’…
Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In Queens Motorcycle Crash Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In Queens Motorcycle Crash Triplet, NYPD Recruit, 21, Killed In Queens Motorcycle Crash
Triplet, Nypd Recruit, 21, Killed In Queens Motorcycle Crash A 21-year-old New Jersey native who was the youngest of triplets and training to become an NYPD officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Queens, authorities said. Caleb Ethan Park, of Brooklyn, lost control of his 2008 Triumph Street Triple motorcycle on the ramp from the eastbound Jackie Robinson Parkway to the northbound Van Wyck Expressway around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, the NYPD said. The motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on the right side of the ramp, throwing Park onto the roadway, according to the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad. He was rushed to Ja…
Teens Missing From Bayville Scream Park Trip Located Back In Brooklyn: Police Teens Missing From Bayville Scream Park Trip Located Back In Brooklyn: Police Teens Missing From Bayville Scream Park Trip Located Back In Brooklyn: Police
Teens Missing From Bayville Scream Park Trip Located Back In Brooklyn: Police Two teenage boys who disappeared during a group trip to a Long Island park have since been located, police said. The two 16-year-old boys lived in a youth group home in Brooklyn, which took a trip to Bayville Scream Park on Friday night, Oct. 23, the Nassau County Police Department said. During the trip, the two boys abandoned the rest of the group, cops said. Their disappearance set off a search across the area, and at least one police helicopter joined the search, according to News 12 Long Island. The search continued into Sunday night, Oct. 25, News 12 reported. Rumors spread online tha…
Two 15-Year-Olds Hospitalized After Electric Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Cops Two 15-Year-Olds Hospitalized After Electric Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Cops Two 15-Year-Olds Hospitalized After Electric Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Cops
Two 15-Year-Olds Hospitalized After Electric Motorcycle Crash On Long Island: Cops Two 15-year-old boys were injured, one seriously, when their electric motorcycle crashed into a car on Long Island on Monday night, Oct. 26, police said. The teens were riding through East Northport and traveling northbound on the sidewalk outside Wendy’s on Larkfield Road, the Suffolk County Police Department said. As a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis pulled out of the Wendy’s parking lot around 9:45 p.m. Monday, the teens collided with the vehicle, according to police. Cops described the boys’ vehicle as an “electric limited use Class A motorcycle” — meaning it was capable of reaching 40 mph …
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Human remains found in a shed in New York have now been confirmed as a woman who had been missing since 2010, police said. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen alive May 6, 2010, according to authorities. Her remains were uncovered when law enforcement searched a shed at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Albany Police Department confirmed her identity on Friday, Oct. 23. “At this time the investigation, now led by the Albany Police Department, remains active and ongoing,” the department wrote. “The cause of death is still under investigation…
‘I Want Shoot Him’: NY Man Accused Of Trump Death Threat Before Rally ‘I Want Shoot Him’: NY Man Accused Of Trump Death Threat Before Rally ‘I Want Shoot Him’: NY Man Accused Of Trump Death Threat Before Rally
‘I Want Shoot Him’: NY Man Accused Of Trump Death Threat Before Rally A New York man made threats to kill President Trump ahead of a recent campaign rally in the state, according to authorities. Christopher Vignogna, 26, of Syracuse, was arrested ahead of Trump’s rally on Friday, Oct. 9 in the city, the Justice Department announced Monday, Oct. 26. The rally was not interrupted. Vignogna asked a coworker on Tuesday, Oct. 6 if the coworker’s boyfriend could obtain a gun for him, federal investigators said. The coworker responded, “No, why?” “Trump is coming to Syracuse I want shoot him,” Vignogna responded, according to the feds. He also mimed shooting a gun …
Three-Alarm Fire Engulfs Nassau Home, Residents Escape And Firefighter Hospitalized: Officials Three-Alarm Fire Engulfs Nassau Home, Residents Escape And Firefighter Hospitalized: Officials Three-Alarm Fire Engulfs Nassau Home, Residents Escape And Firefighter Hospitalized: Officials
Three-Alarm Fire Engulfs Nassau Home, Residents Escape And Firefighter Hospitalized: Officials A three-alarm fire destroyed a single-family home on Long Island over the weekend, authorities said. The blaze erupted around 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 on Bay Boulevard in Atlantic Beach, the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office said. One firefighter was hospitalized for second-degree burns, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. All three people and a dog who lived in the home evacuated safely before the fire raged out of control, officials said. Firefighters initially began with an interior hose-line attack on the flames, but as the fire rampaged through all three stories of the hous…
Erratic LI Driver Smashes Into Mailbox, Takes Off Before DWI Arrest: Police Erratic LI Driver Smashes Into Mailbox, Takes Off Before DWI Arrest: Police Erratic LI Driver Smashes Into Mailbox, Takes Off Before DWI Arrest: Police
Erratic LI Driver Smashes Into Mailbox, Takes Off Before DWI Arrest: Police A drunk Long Island driver struck a mailbox and fled before officers tracked him down on Saturday night, Oct. 24, police said. Hugo Diaz Melgar, 36, of Hampton Bays, was driving erratically in Hampton Bays around 11 p.m. Saturday, the Southampton Town Police Department said. A report came in that Diaz Melgar hit a mailbox and fled the scene without reporting the collision, police said. Cops located Diaz Melgar a short time later and determined he had been driving drunk, authorities said. Diaz Melgar was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of DWI …
Fisherman Drowns Off Long Island Coast Trying To Rescue Gear: Reports Fisherman Drowns Off Long Island Coast Trying To Rescue Gear: Reports Fisherman Drowns Off Long Island Coast Trying To Rescue Gear: Reports
Fisherman Drowns Off Long Island Coast Trying To Rescue Gear: Reports A fisherman drowned off the coast of Long Island on Saturday morning, Oct. 24, according to multiple reports. Police said Luis Alciviades Encalada Ojeda, 48, of Corona, Queens, was fishing with two other men near Southold Town Beach, Newsday reported. Investigators said the small vessel began taking on water east of the beach around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, according to Patch. All three men were wearing life jackets when they abandoned the ship, the Suffolk Times reported. However, Encalada Ojeda went back into the water attempting to retrieve belongings from the boat, cops said. After he bega…
One Of ‘Cornell 7’ Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him In Gang Rape Lawsuit: Report One Of ‘Cornell 7’ Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him In Gang Rape Lawsuit: Report One Of ‘Cornell 7’ Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him In Gang Rape Lawsuit: Report
One Of ‘Cornell 7’ Asks Judge To Toss Claims Against Him In Gang Rape Lawsuit: Report A Connecticut man named in a lawsuit alleging a gang rape at Cornell University has asked a judge to dismiss the claims against him, according to a new report.  Diego Sarabia, a member of Chi Phi with ties to Bethel, denies the allegations. He was among seven men originally named in the suit over events at the fraternity house on Oct. 19 and 20, 2024.   The former student, identified as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit Sept. 16 in New York state court. Sarabia filed his dismissal request Friday, Oct. 23, NBC News reported. In her civil suit, Doe accused Sarabia of grabbing h…