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Costco Worker Helps Bust Mailman in Alleged Rewards Check Theft
A United States postal worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing Costco rewards checks from the Long Island mail facility where he worked, authorities say. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Message in a Bottle From 2020 Found in NY Resonates With Millions on TikTok
A message in a bottle turned up on Long Island. Turns out, it was sent as a desperate plea for companionship during COVID lockdowns at the height of the pandemic — and the message is resonating with millions.
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Infamous ‘Torso Killer' Indicted in Brutal 1968 Mall Murder of New York Dance Teacher
Richard Cottingham has claimed to be responsible for up to 100 murders. Prosecutors say Diane Cusick was one of them.
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NY Bodybuilder's Disability Fraud Scheme Exposed by Wife's Instagram Posts
A Long Island man’s yearslong scheme to collect disability insurance benefits all the while he trained for bodybuilding competitions and owned and operated a limousine business was foiled by a series of social media posts, state officials said. Instagram posts chronicling Anthony Ragusa’s physical transformation as a bodybuilder helped the state attorney general’s office catch the fraudster for illegally...
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17-Year-Old Saves Woman After SUV Plows Into NY Bay: Cops
It’s an all-too-familiar story: Someone hits the gas instead of the brake pedal. But they don’t all end up in bays. And they certainly don’t all have 17-year-olds diving after them.
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Several Kids Hurt After Inflatable Slide Flips Over During NY School Field Day
Multiple children were hurt in what authorities have described as an inflatable slide mishap at a park in Suffolk County Tuesday morning, according to police.
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See Which New Jersey and New York Boardwalks Made List of Best in U.S.
Five local boardwalks in New York and New Jersey are among the best in the country, according to a recent list by a national travel site.
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Watch: Coast Guard Crew Rescues Sailors Off Long Island Coast
Dramatic rescue footage showed four injured sailors stranded after their boat was badly damaged in rough seas 80 miles south of Long Island, and the daring rescue to attempt to save them.
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Chilling 911 Calls Released in Case of Woman Whose Disappearance Led to Discovery of 10 Bodies
The 911 calls are disorganized. At times she is coherent. At others, she slurs her words. Sometimes she doesn’t respond at all. And at times, she is heard screaming.
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New York Mom Who Gave Son's Friend COVID Shot at Home Faces Trial
Call it the shot heard ’round the tri-state: A Long Island mom was arrested and charged after allegedly giving a COVID-19 vaccine shot to her son’s friend, without the parent’s permission. Laura Parker Russo is facing a felony charge and potential prison time for injecting the vaccine into the arm of a 17-year-old inside her home on New year’s...
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‘I Played Stupid': NY Grandmother Outwits Scammer Targeting Elderly
Callers told a Long Island woman she needed to pay $8,000 to bail out her grandson from jail after a drunken car crash. The grandmother of seven knew instantly it was a scam, but she had an idea, and set a trap with the help of police.
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Unsettling Details Surface in NY Attorney's Mysterious Murder at Club Med
New details about the unsolved strangulation murder of a Long Island wife and mother in an island paradise three years ago have emerged, shedding new light on what may have been an investigator believes was a violent struggle.
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Dina Lohan Gets Jail Time in Felony DWI Case, Loses Driver's License for 18 Months
Dina Lohan, actor Lindsay Lohan’s mother, was sentenced Friday to 18 days in jail and five years’ probation after pleading guilty to felony DWI in connection with a 2020 crash where she rear-ended a car near a Long Island mall, officials said. Lohan, 59, also pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it in the Jan….
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NY Couple Reunited With 4-Year-Old French Bulldog Stolen in Thanksgiving Robbery
A Long Island family is back together again after a Thanksgiving Grinch tried to ruin the holiday weekend. A Huntington couple spent the day after Thanksgiving frantically searching for their French Bulldog who was swiped Thursday night when a burglar broke into their home, stealing 4-year-old Stella and a PlayStation 5. Instead of snagging doorbuster deals or filling up on…
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Brian Laundrie's Parents' Lack of Cooperation Led to Early Police Mistake, Official Says
There’s one reason police made a mistake early in their Brian Laundrie investigation, an official says — and it had nothing to do with them.
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Cops Admit Mistake Early in Brian Laundrie Case, Dispel DNA Test Rumors
With Brian Laundrie’s autopsy report inconclusive, and the DNA match to Gabby Petito’s body unclear, many wonder if the notebook found near his remains could contain a suicide note that may hold the answers.
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Remains Found at Fla. Search Site Are Brian Laundrie's, Dental Records Confirm: FBI
Dental records confirm that the human remains recovered at the Florida environmental park are of Brian Laundrie, the FBI said on Thursday.
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Remains Found at Brian Laundrie Search Site Are ‘Skeletal,' Include Part of Human Skull: Sources
How long does it take a body to decompose? That’s one question people are asking as we learn more about the findings in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park.
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Could Notebook Hold Key? ‘Highly Probable' Fla. Remains Are Laundrie's, Lawyer Says
It is “highly probable” that the human remains found inside a Florida nature preserve on Wednesday are those of Brian Laundrie, given they were discovered near the 23-year-old’s backpack and hiking gear, the family’s attorney says, but the missing man’s parents will await forensic confirmation before they speak further.
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FBI Confirms Human Remains, Notebook Found in Brian Laundrie Search at Florida Park
The FBI field office in Tampa is holding a news conference after a senior law enforcement official said partial human remains appear to have been found near a backpack in connection with the ongoing search for Brian Laundrie.