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Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Long Island Highway Crash: Authorities Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Long Island Highway Crash: Authorities
Pickup Truck Smashes Store In Long Island Highway Crash: Authorities A pickup truck slammed into a Long Island business after its driver suffered a medical episode, authorities said. The 76-year-old East Patchogue woman was driving westbound on Montauk Highway through Oakdale when she had a medical emergency and lost control over her 2006 Chevrolet Silverado around 10 a.m. Monday, July 27, News 12 Long Island reported. Police said the woman then struck a 2017 white Mitsubishi sedan driven by a 76-year-old Bayport woman that had been traveling eastbound, then continued across the road into an Action Sports store, according to News 12. The pickup lost its fr…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Disgraced LI Doc’s Sex Abuse Scandal Tops $1 Billion in Victim Settlements: Feds Disgraced LI Doc’s Sex Abuse Scandal Tops $1 Billion in Victim Settlements: Feds
Disgraced LI Doc’s Sex Abuse Scandal Tops $1 Billion in Victim Settlements: Feds A former Long Island doctor’s sexual abuse of young boys and men has led to more than $1 billion in settlement payouts, according to court documents filed Monday, July 27. Darius Paduch, 59, was sentenced to life in prison back in 2024, but federal investigators were still looking into Weill Cornell Medicine for failing to prevent or report Paduch’s abuse for more than a decade. Despite multiple complaints about Paduch’s behavior as a urologist at Weill Cornell from 2007 to 2019, he was able to transfer to Northwell Health on Long Island, where he worked from 2019 until 2023, according to f…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Business
LI Vietnamese Restaurant Shuts Another Location As Costs Boil Over LI Vietnamese Restaurant Shuts Another Location As Costs Boil Over
LI Vietnamese Restaurant Shuts Another Location As Costs Boil Over One of Long Island’s first Vietnamese restaurants is down to one location after shuttering its second spot in three years. Rolling Spring Roll has closed its Commack location, Newsday reported Tuesday, July 28. Started by Joe Bui as a food truck in 2012, Rolling Spring Roll eventually expanded to three locations by 2023, with one in Syosset, one in Commack, and one in Farmingdale. But one year later, Bui closed the Farmingdale location and has now followed suit in Commack. The Syosset location, always the largest, is now the only Rolling Spring Roll open on Long Island. Bui told Newsday t…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Milania Guidice's BFF Dies In Fall At Florida Landmark Milania Guidice's BFF Dies In Fall At Florida Landmark
Milania Guidice's BFF Dies In Fall At Florida Landmark Victoria Zardoya, a college student from North Jersey who was best friends with Milania Guidice, died after a fall while visiting Florida with friends, loved ones announced on social media. A statement shared by Victoria Silberbusch at the request of the Zardoya's family said the 20-year-old was seriously injured Friday, July 24, while exploring the historic ruins at Fort Dade on Egmont Key. Zardoya moments before she died. Victoria Sillerbusch "We had actually been getting ready to leave and head to another spot when it all happened... Everything changed in a matter of seconds,"&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Savannah Guthrie Issues 'Specific' New Message To Her Mother's Kidnappers: 'We Did Our Part' Savannah Guthrie Issues 'Specific' New Message To Her Mother's Kidnappers: 'We Did Our Part'
Savannah Guthrie Issues 'Specific' New Message To Her Mother's Kidnappers: 'We Did Our Part' Savannah Guthrie is speaking directly to the people she believes can end her family's nightmare. The 54-year-old NBC "Today" co-anchor posted an emotional video on Instagram on Monday, July 27, asking those responsible for her mother's disappearance to reveal where the family should look. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing for nearly six months. Investigators believe she was abducted from her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie began by saying she was "coming on today with a very specific message." “We have done our part, and we will never stop looking for her,…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Full Buck Moon Starts Countdown To Rare Sky Show: When To Watch Full Buck Moon Starts Countdown To Rare Sky Show: When To Watch
Full Buck Moon Starts Countdown To Rare Sky Show: When To Watch The summer sky is preparing a three-act show, starting with a familiar sight that may look anything but ordinary. July’s Full Buck Moon reaches peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 29. The Moon will be below the horizon across the Northeast at that moment. The best practical viewing windows will come after sunset on Tuesday, July 28, and Wednesday. Skywatchers should look toward the southeast as the Moon rises. Local moonrise times vary, so viewers can check the Almanac’s calculator for their ZIP code. The Moon may appear unusually large while hovering near the horizon. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Nation's Best States Ranked In New Study: See Where NY Landed Nation's Best States Ranked In New Study: See Where NY Landed
Nation's Best States Ranked In New Study: See Where NY Landed Several Northeast states were ranked among the nation's best overall places to live, according to a new study. U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best States rankings on Tuesday, July 28. The study ranked all 50 states using 71 metrics covering healthcare, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime & corrections, and natural environment. The rankings measure how well states serve their residents through a range of factors. "The U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings serve as a critical tool for understanding what drives long-ter…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Nassau Girl, 17, Followed By LI Creep Who Stared At Her For 'Lewd Act': Police Nassau Girl, 17, Followed By LI Creep Who Stared At Her For 'Lewd Act': Police
Nassau Girl, 17, Followed By LI Creep Who Stared At Her For 'Lewd Act': Police A Long Island man followed a teen girl and committed a lewd act in front of her, police said. Justin Sullivan, 28, of Levittown, was following the 17-year-old girl while she was out for a run on Tuesday, July 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. The teen noticed Sullivan’s 2013 Nissan Rogue trailing her and spotted the car again when she returned to her home in Merrick, where it was parked out front, cops said. Inside, the girl saw Sullivan with his pants off “committing a lewd act” while looking at her, police said. Sullivan was arrested Thursday, July 23 at his job at Stop &…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Bribery Trial For Nassau Men Charged With Paying Off NYC Mayor Aide Delayed Bribery Trial For Nassau Men Charged With Paying Off NYC Mayor Aide Delayed
Bribery Trial For Nassau Men Charged With Paying Off NYC Mayor Aide Delayed The bribery trial for two Long Island hotel operators and former NYC mayor chief of staff Frank Carone has been delayed. Carone’s lawyers said Nassau County residents Yan Po Zhu and Crystal Chen requested the delay to allow themselves more time to prepare, AM New York reported. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto agreed and moved the date from Aug. 24 to May 3, 2026, at a hearing on Monday, July 27. Zhu, 51, of Glen Head, and Chen, 39, of East Williston, are accused of bribing Carone and his brother Anthony to influence former mayor Eric Adams. During New York’s 2022 migrant crisis, Zhu and Chen arranged…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
LIRR Train Strikes, Kills Long Island Man On Tracks: Officials LIRR Train Strikes, Kills Long Island Man On Tracks: Officials
Lirr Train Strikes, Kills Long Island Man On Tracks: Officials A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train on Sunday, July 26, officials said. The 27-year-old Central Islip man was walking about 150 feet east of where the Ronkonkoma Branch crosses Islip Avenue, Newsday reported. Train 9955 was traveling from Ronkonkoma to Hicksville around 2 p.m. when it struck the man, authorities told Newsday. “No criminality is suspected,” MTA spokeswoman Joana Flores said. Service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was partially suspended Sunday afternoon as the crash was investigated, but it returned to normal on Monday, July 27, according to MTA up…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Jones Beach Pool Makes A Splashy Comeback After 17 Years, $100M Makeover Jones Beach Pool Makes A Splashy Comeback After 17 Years, $100M Makeover
Jones Beach Pool Makes A Splashy Comeback After 17 Years, $100M Makeover After 17 years of closure and $100 million of investment, a historic outdoor swimming pool on Long Island has reopened. The East Bathhouse at Jones Beach welcomed swimmers on Friday, July 24 for the first time since 2009, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. “I know the recession came along, there was not enough money to fix it,” Hochul said. “So literally a generation of kids did not have a chance to use this facility.” While the West Bathhouse remained open, its partner on the east side fell into disrepair until two years ago, when Hochul announced the $100 million investment to fix the pool, wh…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
$9M Settlement In LI Boy’s Freezing Death Approved — Again — After Judge Reverses Course $9M Settlement In LI Boy’s Freezing Death Approved — Again — After Judge Reverses Course
$9M Settlement In LI Boy’s Freezing Death Approved — Again — After Judge Reverses Course A $9 million settlement is back on for the mother of a Long Island boy who died locked in a freezing garage. Justyna Zubko-Valva, of Valley Stream, had lost custody of 8-year-old Thomas Valva to his father and the man’s fiancée when Thomas died in January 2020. Now, after six years of legal wrangling, a judge has again approved a $9 million settlement between Zubko-Valva and Suffolk County on Monday, July 27, Newsday reported. Judge Brian Cogan had previously criticized Zubko-Valva and her attorneys for lackluster response to the settlement talks, declaring on Thursday, June 25 that “THIS …

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by Joe Wilkinson