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Pennsylvania Victims' Stolen Funds Routed Through Long Island Coinbase Account: Police Pennsylvania Victims' Stolen Funds Routed Through Long Island Coinbase Account: Police
Pennsylvania Victims' Stolen Funds Routed Through Long Island Coinbase Account: Police A Long Island man is accused of taking thousands of dollars stolen from two Pennsylvania residents in a phone scam scheme, police announced on Monday, June 1. Chancellor McKee, 22, of Islip, was arrested after an investigation into unauthorized transfers from two victims' bank accounts, according to Suffolk County Police. The Pennsylvania residents had $2,500 and $4,500 separately removed from their accounts and transferred into a Coinbase cryptocurrency account belonging to McKee on Nov. 12, 2025, investigators said. Police said the victims had fallen for a phone scam before the money w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Frontier Airlines Expands As Spirit Fights For Survival: See New Route At PHL Frontier Airlines Expands As Spirit Fights For Survival: See New Route At PHL
Frontier Airlines Expands As Spirit Fights For Survival: See New Route At PHL Frontier Airlines is swooping into some of Spirit's biggest markets as Spirit executives warn that it may not survive another year. Frontier announced 20 new routes, including some to Baltimore and Philadelphia, in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The first flights for the Denver-based airline will launch in November, with more service rolling out through early 2026. The new service includes flights from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to Houston (IAH), New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, and Cancun, Mexico. Philadelphia International Airport (…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott
Avelo Slashes Flight Routes As ICE Deportation Flights Fuel Boycott Avelo Airlines is shutting down its West Coast commercial flights as the carrier doubles down on East Coast operations and faces growing criticism over its deportation flights. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the end of its Western operations to the Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 15. The Houston-based budget airline will close its hub outside of Los Angeles in Burbank, California, by December. Avelo, which has a hub in New Haven, Connecticut, said Northeast service won't be impacted by the West Coast shutdown. "Avelo’s West Coast closure has no effect on our Connecticut or East Coa…

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by Chris Spiker