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Hempstead, NY
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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…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Mom ID'd After Fatal 2 Vehicle Crash In Allentown: Coroner
A New York native living in the Lehigh Valley has been identified as the woman killed in a crash that police say was caused by a driver who sped through a stop sign before fleeing the scene in Allentown. Kandi Jo Heller, 44, of Slatington, died from blunt force injuries after the Chevrolet Suburban driven by Kevin Abdiel Santiago allegedly ran a stop sign and struck the Mercedes-Benz she was driving at the intersection of North Sixth and Cedar streets at approximately 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The impact s…
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Ex-Army Soldier Who Attacked NYC Fed Building Has Poughkeepsie Address: FBI
The former U.S. Army soldier who lit fireworks outside a federal building in Manhattan has ties to the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was listed with a Poughkeepsie residence, federal investigators said. He also graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2008, according to a social media page. The page lists him as working for Hudson River Community Health, a local healthcare company, since 2009, but it's unclear if that information is up-to-date. Arrabaca approached 26 Federal Plaza — the site of numerous protests against President Trump and his immigration crac…
National Interest
Hostin's New Rochelle Bodycam Ignites Megyn Kelly: 'Don't Lie To Police'
Megyn Kelly unloaded on Sunny Hostin after newly released bodycam footage showed "The View" co-host speaking with her son during a Metro-North trespassing stop in Westchester. Discussing the video on her SiriusXM show, the 55-year-old former journalist, attorney, and political commentator said she understood why 57-year-old Hostin wanted to help her 24-year-old son, Gabriel, after he was handcuffed by MTA police on active railroad property in New Rochelle on Monday, June 16. "I thought, what is the controversy? I'd do this for my child too. She's behaving like a mama bear, and you're l…
Hartford, CT
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Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By CT, 11 Other States
Several Northeast states have won the first round in their effort to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, July 20, preventing Paramount from completing the megamerger. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are among a dozen states challenging the deal. The ruling comes one week after the coalition sued to stop what would become the largest merger in Hollywood history. The attorneys general argue the deal would illegally reduce competition by co…
Bensalem, PA
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Rita's New Summer Menu Features Frozen Treats Inspired By Iconic Drink, Comedies
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is serving up a new summer menu inspired by some of TV's most popular comedies. The eastern Pennsylvania-based chain launched a limited-time promotion celebrating its new Shirley Temple Ice on Monday, July 20. "A Shirley Good Time" is part of a partnership between Rita's and TBS. The treats are available through Sunday, Aug. 23, at participating Rita's locations. "Summer has always been about creating memories with family and friends, and that's exactly what this partnership is all about," said Carmela Hughley, a senior vice president of ma…
Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Thieving Lawyer From Syosset Who Stole $400K From Clients Gets Prison Time: Authorities
A Long Island lawyer who admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from her clients is headed to prison, authorities said. Daphna Zekaria, 56, was sentenced Friday, July 17 to six months in prison for the theft, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. She’ll spent five years on probation after her release. Zekaria, of Syosset, pleaded guilty to stealing from three separate victims — though other alleged victims have spoken publicly about being scammed and not repaid by her. She took $150,000 in an escrow account in early 2022 after helping a client going through a divorce sell her h…
National Interest
US Marshals Take Down 'Most Wanted' Sex Offender In Boat Off NY/NJ Coast
A convicted sex offender who disappeared during his Rhode Island trial more than 20 years ago was captured aboard a sailboat off the coast of New York and New Jersey, federal authorities announced Thursday, July 16. Ronald L. Fischer, one of Rhode Island's most wanted fugitives, was arrested after an intensive investigation by the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force, the FBI, and multiple law enforcement agencies, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. During the past 48 hours, investigators developed and confirmed new leads that placed Fischer in New York, authorities said. Inve…
Albany, NY
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Strong-Arm Robbery In Albany Social Media Sale Ends With Guilty Plea: Authorities
A Capital Region man pleaded guilty to a strong-arm robbery just before he was set to start trial Monday, June 29, authorities said. Daevon Gaillard, 22, admitted to stealing $200 from a man during a social media-planned transaction by threatening the victim with an apparent firearm, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. In July 2025, Gaillard advertised on Snapchat that he was selling a PlayStation console for $200, investigators said. An acquaintance agreed to meet him at a Dave & Buster’s at Crossgates Mall in Albany to complete the transaction, according to prosecutors.…
Stony Point, NY
Obituaries
Stony Point Organ Transplant Recipient Who Spent Life Advocating To Help Others Dies At 26
A Rockland County woman who made it her life mission to advocate for organ donations after both a heart and kidney transplant saved her life — and even helped get a state law passed — has died at 26. Stony Point resident Lauren Shields died on Thursday, June 25, at the age of 26, according to her obituary. Shields became one of New York's best-known advocates for organ donation after receiving a heart transplant as a child and a kidney transplant from her mother in 2020. She used this second chance at life to help make sure others received it as well, encouraging many to re…
Aberdeen, MD
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ased Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring Leader's Brother Gets Prison In Massive Newburgh-Centered Case: DA
A man who admitted possessing large amounts of cocaine as part of one of Orange County's largest drug trafficking investigations — and who is the brother of the operation's mastermind — will spend more than a decade in state prison. Newburgh resident Dwayne Salmon, 46, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, June 1, to 13½ years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Tuesday, June 2. Salmon's conviction stems from…
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