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Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Fraudulent IDs Found During Probation Check In Elmont Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Fraudulent IDs Found During Probation Check In Elmont
Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Fraudulent IDs Found During Probation Check In Elmont Two men are facing firearms charges after police said they found a loaded handgun and fraudulent IDs during a probation check at a Long Island home. The incident happened in Elmont at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said officers helped members of the Nassau County Probation Department conduct a probation check at a home on Meacham Avenue, and recovered the following: A loaded Glock 43X handgun A fraudulent Texas driver’s license A fraudulent United States of America passport  A fraudulent HSBC credit card Marvens Chery, age 2…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spanning 10 States Linked To Ice Cream Brand, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a listeria outbreak that killed one person and sickened 22 others across the nation has been linked to an ice cream brand. Consumers who have Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream at home should throw away any remaining product, says the CDC.  Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream is sold only in Florida. Among 10 people providing information related to the outbreak who did not live in Florida, eight traveled to Florida in the month before getting sick. Big Olaf Creamery, based in Sarasota, Florida, is voluntarily contacting retail l…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 10 States, CDC Says One person has died and 22 others people have been hospitalized in a nationwide listeria outbreak spanning 10 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The cause of the outbreak is not yet known and a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of this outbreak, the CDC said on Friday, July 1. Nearly all the people live in or traveled to Florida about a month before they got sick, although the significance of this is not yet known, said the CDC. Pregnant people and their newborns, adults aged 65 and older, and people with weakened immu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released
First Look From Gabby Petito Movie Set Emerges As Brian Laundrie Notebook Confession Released As news splashed that filming was underway for the Lifetime film "The Gabby Petito Story," her killer's attorney released part of his confession for all to read. Photographers caught the two actors portraying Long Island native Gabby Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, age 23, who relocated from LongIsland to North Port, Florida, on Thursday, June 23 in Salt Lake City, Utah, close to where Petito was found dead, reported Fox News. Hours later, on Friday, June 24, Laundrie's attorney, Steve Bertolino, released part of Laundrie's eight-page co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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First Potential Human-To-Human Monkeypox Case Detected In US First Potential Human-To-Human Monkeypox Case Detected In US
First Potential Human-To-Human Monkeypox Case Detected In US The first possible case of human-to-human transmission of the monkeypox virus in the US has been detected, according to a report in the Daily Mail. With new cases of the virus on the rise - including more than a dozen infections in at least eight states, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - officials are cautioning that one incident may be tied to human transmission. Related story - US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans The case was first reported by Daily Mail, which said that a person in Colorado is being investigated for the vi…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region
First Storm Of Hurricane Season Named: Here's Where It's Headed, What To Expect In This Region The first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed and its projected track has just been released. Alex is located about 165 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, early Sunday morning, June 5. It's moving northeast at around 20 to 25 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. "Seas will be stirred across the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as Alex zips along to the northeast through Monday, leading to dangerous surf and stronger, more frequent rip currents from the northwest Florida coast t…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
New Monkeypox Cases Identified In NY New Monkeypox Cases Identified In NY
New Monkeypox Cases Identified In NY Updated story: Fifth Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In NY Two new presumed monkeypox cases have been reported in New York, bringing the total number of patients being evaluated for the virus up to four. The New York City Department of Health announced that as of Wednesday, June 1, there have been four people in New York City who have tested positive for orthopoxvirus, which is presumed to be monkeypox. According to health officials, people most susceptible to contracting monkeypox include people who recently traveled to Portugal, Spain, the UK, Canada, and Central or Western African countr…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Garden City Gas Station Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Garden City Gas Station
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Garden City Gas Station A winning $1,000,000 Powerball ticket was sold at a Long Island gas station. New York Lottery reported on Saturday, May 28, that the ticket was sold at Super Pumper Inc, located at 791 Stewart Ave. in Garden City. Another winning $1,000,000 ticket was also sold in Florida, the lottery said.

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Ex-NY Resident Indicted For Massive Fraud Scheme Involving Sports Betting Ex-NY Resident Indicted For Massive Fraud Scheme Involving Sports Betting
Ex-NY Resident Indicted For Massive Fraud Scheme Involving Sports Betting A former New Yorker is accused of being the mastermind of a massive sports betting fraud scheme that bilked victims out of tens of millions of dollars. Cory Zeidman, age 61, formerly of Long Island, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. He was arrested Wednesday, May 25, in Florida, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the East District. Federal prosecutors said Zeidman used national radio ads to lure sports fans into believing that they could “get in on the ground floor” of his phony sports betting organization and that it could provide i…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown
Number Of States With Confirmed Or Suspected Monkeypox Cases Climbs To Six: Here's Rundown The number of new suspected monkeypox cases in the US has expanded to include six states, according to officials. There have now been at least seven people nationwide with confirmed or presumed cases of the virus, which led to the federal government releasing vaccines from its stockpile to the most vulnerable Americans. Earlier story - US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans The one confirmed case, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in Massachusetts, with probable cases reported and being investigated in these fiv…

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by Zak Failla
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US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans
US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile For This Group Of Americans With the monkeypox virus making its way to the US, officials announced that they will be releasing previously approved vaccines from the national stockpile to help curtail any spread of the disease. There has been one confirmed case of monkeypox in Massachusetts, with several others suspected in the US, which prompted federal health officials to release the vaccine to “high-risk” people. Earlier story - CDC Issues Health Advisory Amid Ongoing Investigation Into Monkeypox In US According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Jynneos vaccine is being released to potent…

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by Zak Failla
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Centereach Man Admits To Murdering Wife Over Extramarital Affair, DA Says Centereach Man Admits To Murdering Wife Over Extramarital Affair, DA Says
Centereach Man Admits To Murdering Wife Over Extramarital Affair, DA Says The husband of a Long Island mother of four admitted to murdering his wife and wrapping her body in garbage bags after stabbing her dozens of times. Centereach resident Marcello Molinari, age 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after his wife was found stabbed and wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape in the Pine Barrens of Middle Island in December 2021. Earlier story - Husband Charged With Murder After Body Of Missing NY Mother Of Four Found In pleading guilty, Molinari admitted to stabbing his wife 58 times, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. Accordin…

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by Zak Failla