'No Survivors' In Virginia Plane Crash That F-16s Tracked Across DC Area: Officials 'No Survivors' In Virginia Plane Crash That F-16s Tracked Across DC Area: Officials
'No Survivors' In Virginia Plane Crash That F-16s Tracked Across DC Area: Officials No survivors were found in the wreckage of a plane crash in a mountainous area of Virginia Sunday, June 4, authorities said. This was the same plane that was being tracked by F-16s deployed by NORAD, due to an unresponsive pilot, according to state and federal officials. A search for the Cessna 560 Citation V concluded at 8 p.m. Montebello, VA, when first responders reached the crash site by foot, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. "State police has suspended its search efforts," she said. "No survivors were located." F-16s deployed were deployed around 3:50 …
Handshake Turned Deadly: Copiague Man Indicted For Alleged Murder Handshake Turned Deadly: Copiague Man Indicted For Alleged Murder
Handshake Turned Deadly: Copiague Man Indicted For Alleged Murder A Long Island man has been indicted for allegedly murdering a man after they had seemingly resolved an argument. Gherson Lopez, aged 29, of Copiague, was indicted on Friday, June 2 on murder charges for his alleged role in the killing of 34-year-old Jose Argueta-Canales, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. According to the DA’s Office, Lopez and Argueta-Canales were smoking together outside of a Copiague deli on Monday, May 15 when they got into a verbal altercation. The verbal argument reportedly turned physical, but the two ended the fight when Lopez told Argueta-Canales t…
Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint
Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint A man faces charges after he was stopped from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight at Westchester County Airport and then found to be in possession of multiple credit cards with different names.  The incident happened on Tuesday, May 30, when a Hamilton County man from Long Lake entered the security checkpoint at Westchester County Airport and was found to be in possession of a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his carry-on bag, according to TSA Northeast spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.  The man was also found to be carrying multiple credit cards each with …
Tobacco Use Down Among NY Teens, Adults Due To Policy Changes Tobacco Use Down Among NY Teens, Adults Due To Policy Changes
Tobacco Use Down Among NY Teens, Adults Due To Policy Changes State health officials are crediting new policy changes for a marked decline in tobacco smoking and vaping among adults and teens. Three new reports released by the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control on Thursday, June 1, show that ongoing tobacco control policies are having a positive impact, health officials said. Among the impacts seen so far is a drop in the use of all tobacco products by middle and high school students. The New York Youth Tobacco Survey, a school-based survey of middle and high school students, found that cigarette smoking fell from 27.1 perc…
NJ Residents Can Swim For Free On Weekends At Weehawken's $10.5M Pool Until June 23 NJ Residents Can Swim For Free On Weekends At Weehawken's $10.5M Pool Until June 23
NJ Residents Can Swim For Free On Weekends At Weehawken's $10.5M Pool Until June 23 New Jersey residents have two more weekends to swim for free at Weehawken's brand-new pool complex. Located on Port Imperial Boulevard, the $10.5 million complex opened last August, making this summer its first full season. Registration for summer passes will open Friday, June 9, due to site updates and payment processing, its website says. The passes will be implemented on June 23. Until then, anyone can swim for free on weekends, as the complex won't be open fully until later this month. Any New Jersey resident can join the Weehawken pool. Here's how much it will cost: Weehawken Poo…
Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing Mercer County Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing Mercer County
Amazon Facility, Schools Close Due To Water Pressure Problems Plaguing Mercer County Low water pressure or complete lack of water is plaguing communities in Mercer County, local officials say. Aqua New Jersey customers in Chesterfield, Hamilton, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville, and Windsor could experience the issues through Sunday, June 4, the company said. The issues began on Thursday, June 1, after a pump malfunction in one of the wells, Aqua NJ said in a statement. "The team is working around the clock to address this issue...," the statement reads. "We anticipate water pressure will improve significantly by tomorrow (Saturday) evening and will fully recover by Monday mo…
100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Loudoun County Cruelty Case: Officials 100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Loudoun County Cruelty Case: Officials
100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Loudoun County Cruelty Case: Officials More than 100 animals found living in squalor at a Loudoun County animal rescue have been seized, and more than a dozen charges have been filed against the organization's officials, authorities announced. The investigation into the mistreatment of animals at Luck of the Irish Animal Rescue in Round Hill began with an unrelated call for service to a home last February, when responding officers saw a "large number of animals living in deplorable conditions," Loudoun County Animal Services said. Upon inspection of the conditions inside the home, Humane Law Enforcement Officers found 42 an…
Missing Again: 15-Year-Old Ridge Girl Leaves Home For Second Time In Week Missing Again: 15-Year-Old Ridge Girl Leaves Home For Second Time In Week
Missing Again: 15-Year-Old Ridge Girl Leaves Home For Second Time In Week Police are asking for help in locating a Long Island teenager who has gone missing for the second time in a week. Shyma Dahoui, age 15, left a relative’s home in Shoreham, located on Vee Jay Drive, at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, according to Suffolk County Police. It came just days after the teen was found unharmed after previously being reported missing from another home in the hamlet of Ridge on Wednesday, May 24. Dahoui is described as a Black female, approximately 5-feet tall and 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a black hood…
Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars
Illegal Oxy Scripts: Deer Park Doctor Sentenced To Time Behind Bars A Long Island doctor who at one time was a leading prescriber of oxycodone in New York State was sentenced to spend three years behind bars for distributing the drug to patients who did not need it. On Thursday, May 25, the US District Attorney’s Eastern District of New York announced that Dr. Frank Parasmo, a former doctor from Deer Park, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release, for unlawfully distributing prescriptions for oxycodone. Between January 2014 and February 2015, Parasmo, aged 76, provided oxycodone and hydrocodone prescriptions to 18 patien…
Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Suffolk County Judge Rules Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Suffolk County Judge Rules
Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Suffolk County Judge Rules A Long Island man will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a young girl whose secret audio recordings led to his conviction. The Suffolk County man, who the DA’s office is not naming in order to protect the identity of the victim, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 2. It followed his April 2023 jury conviction on multiple charges, including first-degree rape. According to prosecutors, the defendant began sexually abusing the victim when she was 10 years old. The abuse continued until the child was 11. The defendant later made “incriminatin…
Former Ramapo Podiatrist, Sister Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife Former Ramapo Podiatrist, Sister Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife
Former Ramapo Podiatrist, Sister Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife A podiatrist from the Hudson Valley has been accused of trying to get his wife killed for a second time, this time with the alleged aid of his sister. Rockland County resident Ira Bernstein, age 49, of Montebello, and Northern Westchester resident Jaclyn Goldberg, age 40, of Bedford, have been indicted by a grand jury following an investigation conducted by the Town of Ramapo Police Department with the assistance of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. From July 29, 2022 through September 21, 2022, Ira Bernstein is alleged to have solicited the murder of his wife S…
'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say 'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say
'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say A former top special agent in the FBI has been hit with fresh charges for allegedly assaulting police and general disorder during the US Capitol Breach in Washington, DC. James Wise, 49, of Bend, Oregon, a former FBI supervisory special agent has been indicted for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, federal prosecutors announced. “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the US Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election,” officials said. Wise didn’t try to hide his presenc…
Pair Of Take 5 Top-Prize-Winning Tickets Sold In Hartsdale, South Salem Pair Of Take 5 Top-Prize-Winning Tickets Sold In Hartsdale, South Salem
Pair Of Take 5 Top-Prize-Winning Tickets Sold In Hartsdale, South Salem Two lucky lottery players have struck it big just in time for the beginning of summer after purchasing top-prize-winning tickets in Westchester.  The two winning Take 5 tickets were sold for the drawing on Wednesday evening, May 31, and were both worth $18,197, according to New York Lottery. The two tickets were sold at the following locations: The A-Plus store in Hartsdale at 17 North Central Ave.; The Vista Market in South Salem located at 469 Smithridge Rd.  Take-5 drawings are televised twice a day at both 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.