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New Potentially Historic El Niño Forecast Raises Stakes For Winter Across Northeast New Potentially Historic El Niño Forecast Raises Stakes For Winter Across Northeast
New Potentially Historic El Niño Forecast Raises Stakes For Winter Across Northeast A powerful climate pattern gathering strength thousands of miles away could leave a significant mark on the Northeast’s winter. The US Geological Survey’s regional outlook points toward warmer conditions and increased precipitation, with more opportunities for coastal storms and nor’easters. Whether those storms deliver rain or substantial snow remains uncertain. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday, Sept. 10, that El Niño has a 75 percent chance of exceeding the strength of every event recorded since 1950 during the October-through-December period. That is up from 69 percent …
Apple Releases New iPhone, iPad Update: Here’s What It Fixes Apple Releases New iPhone, iPad Update: Here’s What It Fixes
Apple Releases New iPhone, iPad Update: Here’s What It Fixes Apple rolled out another iPhone/iPad update, narrowly focused on fixing a problem that could interfere with future software. Apple just released iOS 26.6.2 for iPhone 11 and later models, along with supported iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad, and iPad mini models with an A12 chip or later. The update fixes an issue that prevented some software updates from downloading over a cellular connection. Apple's support page for iOS 26 lists no additional new features or changes for version 26.6.2: The company also says the release has no published CVE entries, meaning Apple has not identified any securit…
Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say
Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say A man was in serious condition after he was found unresponsive in the Great South Bay off Tanner Park on Thursday evening, Suffolk County Police said. The 48-year-old was clamming near the Copiague shore with his brother and two friends when he lost consciousness, police said. A person walking by spotted him floating in the water around 5:09 p.m., entered the bay, and pulled him to shore, according to police. CPR was started before Copiague Rescue paramedics arrived, continued lifesaving efforts, and took the man to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip in serious condition. Su…
Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Nassau County Police Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Nassau County Police
Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Nassau County Police A landscaper died after falling from a work truck on Long Island on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, police said. Officers were called to the area of Planting Field Road and Old Farm Road in East Hills around 2:12 p.m. for a report of a man lying in the roadway, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators determined that the man had been working as a landscaper when he fell from a work truck and suffered fatal injuries, detectives said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified him as Jose Hernandez Argueta, 35, of Mineola. The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Sq…
LI Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops LI Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
LI Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
National Cheeseburger Day 2026: Where To Score Free Burgers, Tasty Deals National Cheeseburger Day 2026: Where To Score Free Burgers, Tasty Deals
National Cheeseburger Day 2026: Where To Score Free Burgers, Tasty Deals Fast-food chains and sit-down restaurants are celebrating National Cheeseburger Day with plenty of deals! National Cheeseburger Day in 2026 falls on Friday, Sept. 18. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular foods in the US. Several restaurants claim to have invented the cheeseburger, according to National Day Calendar. One origin story says Lionel Sternberger dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger at his father's Pasadena, California, restaurant called The Rite Spot in 1926. Other claims to cheeseburger fame include O'Dell's in Los Angeles, Kaelin's Restau…
New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police
New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police An 82-year-old Connecticut senior citizen lost more than $100,000 in a courier scam, police said. Qianlin Zheng, 28, of New York, faces a second-degree larceny charge after police accused him of traveling to Stamford to collect a package he believed held about $15,000 in cash, authorities said.  Court records list Zheng’s bond at $55,000. He is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court on Oct. 22. Stamford police said courier scams often begin with callers overseas posing as government officials. They tell victims that their personal information is at risk. The scammers then demand…
Hit-And-Run LI Driver Who Sent Jogger To Hospital Also Fled Earlier Crash: Authorities Hit-And-Run LI Driver Who Sent Jogger To Hospital Also Fled Earlier Crash: Authorities
Hit-And-Run LI Driver Who Sent Jogger To Hospital Also Fled Earlier Crash: Authorities A Long Island woman who seriously injured a jogger and then sped off was involved in another hit-and-run collision minutes earlier, authorities said. Heather Foster, 50, of West Sayville, was indicted Thursday, Sept. 10 on new charges in the case, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Foster had already been arrested and charged with striking a jogger on Brook Street in West Sayville around 5:30 a.m. on May 16, authorities said. Foster briefly stepped out of her vehicle, a 2021 Mazda CX5, to look at the unconscious victim on the ground, then returned to her car and drove off, …
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Popular Fast-Food Chain Pulls The Plug On Planned LI Location Popular Fast-Food Chain Pulls The Plug On Planned LI Location
Popular Fast-Food Chain Pulls The Plug On Planned LI Location A long-planned Chick-Fil-A location on Long Island will not open after all, according to multiple reports. Chick-Fil-A announced plans for the restaurant on Montauk Highway in West Babylon in January 2022 and maintained it was still going to happen when Newsday investigated the situation in October 2025. But the company told Greater Long Island on Friday, Sept. 4 that the plans have been shelved and there will be no Chick-Fil-A location as previously planned at the Great South Bay Shopping Center. Reports indicated the restaurant would have replaced an old Payless shoe store, and the Town …
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA
LI Asbestos Boss Hid Risky Work In $163K Insurance Scam: DA An asbestos removal business owner on Long Island lied about his company’s work to save money on insurance payments, authorities said. Joseph Arthurs, 56, of Patchogue, was hit with two felony charges for the fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The scheme meant Arthurs and his company, VGN Enterprise Corporation, underpaid insurance premiums by $163,561, authorities said. “This type of fraud strips workers of the safeguards they depend on, leaving them unprotected if they get hurt on the job,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Arthurs filed for workers comp insur…