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Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts LIRR In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts LIRR In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled
Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts Lirr In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled A large mulch fire caused cancellations and significant delays on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday morning, July 14. The fire erupted around 5:30 a.m. at a business on Suffolk Avenue, right next to the busy railroad’s Ronkonkoma Branch in Brentwood, News 12 Long Island reported. The blaze resulted in trains being held at platforms in both directions. Eventually, fire officials agreed to let some trains pass in a “slowdown” instead of a full shutdown on the line between Ronkonkoma and Wyandanch, according to Newsday. However, multiple westbound trains had already been canceled by that ti…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit
Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man is accused of forcing his way into an apartment, killing his brother and wounding another man before stealing a vehicle and fleeing to New York, authorities announced on Monday, July 13.  Reading Police responded to the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 10, for a reported shooting, where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim, Alex B. Rosado-Laboy, 45, of Reading, had been shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police said Alex Rosado-Laboy…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Popular Produce Staple Eyed As Source Of Massive Cyclospora Outbreak: How To Stay Safe Popular Produce Staple Eyed As Source Of Massive Cyclospora Outbreak: How To Stay Safe
Popular Produce Staple Eyed As Source Of Massive Cyclospora Outbreak: How To Stay Safe The hunt for the source of a brutal intestinal illness has taken a significant turn, prompting new guidance as case counts keep climbing. Click here for a new, updated story: Fast Food Chain Under Investigation In Connection To Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak: Report Michigan health officials said on Monday, July 13, that lettuce or salad greens had emerged as a potential source of the state’s cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to Detroit-based WDIV Local 4. No specific variety, grower, or supplier has been identified. Other foods have not been ruled out. Michigan had received reports of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Feds Charge Ex Of 'RHONJ' Personality In Hotel Meth Case Feds Charge Ex Of 'RHONJ' Personality In Hotel Meth Case
Feds Charge Ex Of 'Rhonj' Personality In Hotel Meth Case Brittany Malsch, the ex-girlfriend of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” personality John Fuda, is facing federal charges for distributing methamphetamine from a hotel room, federal prosecutors announced. The Garfield woman was charged by complaint with possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said on July 13 — Malsch's 39th birthday. Malsch shares a son with Fuda, the husband of “RHONJ” cast member Rachel Fuda. Rachel later adopted the boy, Jaiden. In a 2023 interview with "The Sun," Malsch said from a Paterson halfway ho…

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Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Cyclospora Hits Long Island, Several Cases Reported In Nassau Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Cyclospora Hits Long Island, Several Cases Reported In Nassau
Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Cyclospora Hits Long Island, Several Cases Reported In Nassau More than a dozen cyclospora infections have been reported on Long Island in recent months, officials said. Nassau County’s health department said there have been 17 cases in the county this year, including 11 in June, the New York Post reported. Only 10 such cases were reported in the same period last year, according to the department. The nationwide cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands of people across the country, according to public health data. Michigan has borne the worst of the outbreak, with the state’s health department tallying more than 2,600 cases through Monday, July 13. …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked
LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked A freshman on a Long Island university’s baseball team was forced to strip naked by his teammates in a hazing ritual, according to a new lawsuit. The teen was in his first year at St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, Newsday reported. He was forced to endure the hazing on a team trip to South Carolina in early March, according to the lawsuit, filed Monday, July 13 in Suffolk Supreme Court. The 18-year-old's teammates demanded he and several others strip naked and cover themselves only with a plastic cup, according to Newsday. The lawsuit also claims the victim was physically assaulted on t…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Search Launched For Crew Member Missing From Caribbean Cruise, Reports Say Search Launched For Crew Member Missing From Caribbean Cruise, Reports Say
Search Launched For Crew Member Missing From Caribbean Cruise, Reports Say Rescuers are searching for a crew member of a Princess Cruises ship off the coast of Mexico, according to reports. The unidentified employee aboard the Regal Princess was reported missing near Cancún, CBS News Miami reported on Monday, July 13. The cruise departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, July 11, according to CruiseMapper. The Regal Princess stopped on the Mexican island of Cozumel and is scheduled to stop in Belize and Honduras. "Princess Cruises is responding to a situation involving a crew member aboard Regal Princess in waters off the coast o…

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by Chris Spiker
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Ex-GOP Aide Accused Of Staging Violent Attack In NJ Shows Off Scars In New Facebook Photo Ex-GOP Aide Accused Of Staging Violent Attack In NJ Shows Off Scars In New Facebook Photo
Ex-gop Aide Accused Of Staging Violent Attack In NJ Shows Off Scars In New Facebook Photo A former GOP aide accused of staging a violent attack in a New Jersey nature preserve and hiring a scarification artist to cut her is all smiles in a brand-new Facebook photo that shows off her scars. Greene, a 26-year-old Ocean City resident, appears laughing with an unidentified man, her raised, pink scars in clear view. The photo was uploaded Saturday, July 4. Greene made headlines last year after federal prosecutors accused her of helping stage a fake violent attack, then telling police she had been assaulted at gunpoint because of her job with a federal official. On Wednesday, July 23…

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by Sam Barron
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Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows
Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows The legacy of a college student from Westchester County who was fatally shot near her Chicago campus earlier this year will soon have a permanent home in the community she loved. The family of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago freshman who was killed on March 19, announced Sunday, July 12, that the Town of Yorktown Recreation Commission has approved a permanent Green Light Memorial and Buddy Bench at Downing Park in her honor.  Sheridan was shot and killed on Wednesday, March 19, while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago's Rogers Park neighbor…

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by Ben Crnic
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Salmonella Sweeps Through LI Community, Dozens Hospitalized With Illness Salmonella Sweeps Through LI Community, Dozens Hospitalized With Illness
Salmonella Sweeps Through LI Community, Dozens Hospitalized With Illness Dozens of people have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning on Long Island’s East End, officials said. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has admitted 58 patients with salmonella infections since July 1, according to Newsday. Most of the patients were simply evaluated, treated, and released, the hospital said. The outbreak is possibly tied to the Shinnecock Indian Nation, according to the Southampton Press. A tribal leader told the outlet about 60 members of the nation fell ill with salmonella. Most of the people who became sick attended a funeral meal for a Shinnecock member on Tuesday, June…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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LI Gang’s Deadly Mistaken Attack On Teacher Lands Young Man Decades In Prison: Authorities LI Gang’s Deadly Mistaken Attack On Teacher Lands Young Man Decades In Prison: Authorities
LI Gang’s Deadly Mistaken Attack On Teacher Lands Young Man Decades In Prison: Authorities Following the shocking killing of a teacher on Long Island in a deadly case of mistaken identity, one of the young triggermen has been sentenced to decades in prison, authorities said. Joel Badger, 22, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for conspiracy and robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Monday, July 13. Badger was part of the Bloodhound Brims gang and one of two people who opened fire on a black vehicle on April 1, 2023, in Hempstead, investigators said. The shooters thought they were lighting up a rival gang member, but instead they killed Kimberly Midgette…

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Race Intensifies To Find Source Of Mystery Parasite Behind Severe Diarrhea Outbreak Race Intensifies To Find Source Of Mystery Parasite Behind Severe Diarrhea Outbreak
Race Intensifies To Find Source Of Mystery Parasite Behind Severe Diarrhea Outbreak The hunt is intensifying for the hidden source of a brutal stomach illness that causes severe diarrhea spreading across much of the country. Click here for a new, updated story - Popular Produce Staple Eyed As Source Of Massive Parasite Outbreak: How To Stay Safe The source of the multistate outbreak remains unresolved after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday, July 10, that 843 confirmed domestic cases had been identified across 31 states. The illness is cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, acco…

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by Joe Lombardi