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NY Attorney General warns of medication price gouging
New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning consumers about potential price gouging of fever reducing medications for children as demand remains high across the country. Several pharmacies across Long Island say that they are having trouble keeping medicine on the shelves as cases of COVID-19, the flu and RSV are on the rise. (AP…
Western NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for more victims Monday, after 28 people died in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit western New York. The rest of the United States also was reeling from the ferocious winter storm, with…
Holiday travel upended as forecasters warn of ‘bomb cyclone’
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of flights were canceled and homeless shelters were overflowing Thursday amid one of the most treacherous holiday travel seasons the U.S. has seen in decades, with temperatures plummeting 50 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas and forecasters warning of an impending “bomb cyclone” that could make conditions even worse before Christmas.…
Jaguars beat Jets 19-3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence was in a celebratory mood, decked out in an ugly Christmas sweater while acknowledging it wasn’t exactly the prettiest performance he and his Jacksonville Jaguars have had during their playoff surge. It was plenty good enough, though. The Jags’ 19-3 victory over an embarrassed Zach Wilson and the…
Kakko scores late to lead Rangers to 5-3 win over Islanders
NEW YORK (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:47 remaining and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 win over the crosstown-rival Islanders on Thursday night for their eighth win in nine games. Barclay Goodrow had a goal and two assists, Julien Gauthier had a goal and an assist, and Artemi…
Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund gov’t, aid Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another significant round of military and economic aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress. The bill, which runs for 4,155 pages, includes about…
3 teens killed in Holtsville crash
Police say three teens were killed in a crash in Holtsville on Wednesday night. The 16 year old driver was heading northbound on Nicolls Road with a female and a male passenger, when the vehicle left the roadway by Division Street and crashed into a wooded area at just before 10 pm. All 3 were…
Town of Oyster Bay plans to file suit against Northrop Grumman
Newsday is reporting The Town of Oyster Bay plans to file suit against Northrop Grumman, saying the company is refusing to fully remove toxic compounds from the soil at Bethpage Community Park, which for decades served as a company chemical waste disposal site. The town wants to force the company to perform a more thorough…
Suffolk County IT director placed on paid leave
Suffolk County has placed the IT director for the county clerk’s office on paid leave after an investigation into the recent cyber attacks. Officials revealed that the threat began one year ago as hackers moved through the systems in the Suffolk County networks starting in December 2021.
Suffolk approves funding for 12 electric buses
Suffolk lawmakers Tuesday authorized over 5 million dollars for the county’s first 12 battery-electric buses, part of County Executive Steve Bellone’s plan to transition to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2030. The county plans to bid for the buses early next year and receive them in 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Retail sales of adult-use recreational cannabis to begin Dec. 29 in Manhattan
Gov. Hochul says retail sales of adult use cannabis will begin at a dispensary in Manhattan before the new year. Housing Works Cannabis Co, a nonprofit supporting people who were formerly incarcerated, will make the first sale on Dec. 29 at a storefront at 750 Broadway. The store will be open seven days a week,…
Judge name Yankees captain after reaching long-term deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge stood for photo after photo as if at a wedding. And in a way it was: He had gotten hitched to the New York Yankees for the rest of his baseball lif Judge posed with his wife, parents, Yankees management, agents and even Derek Jeter and Willie Randolph, and…