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Governor Hochul Announces Double-Digit Declines in Shooting Incidents, Overall Reported Crime on Long Island
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced continued progress in bringing down gun violence and overall crime on Long Island. Shooting incidents with injury decreased 44 percent as reported by the Nassau, Suffolk and Hempstead Police Departments, which all participate in the State's Gun Involved Violence Elimination program. Across Long Island, statistics show a 15 percent overall decrease in index crimes, as well as a 16 percent reduction in property crimes, during the first quarter of 2024. Governor Hochul also announced the investment of more than $50 million for public safety in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the largest such State investment in history, which was included in this year's State Budget.
Monroe County Office of Public Integrity: District Attorney Sandra Doorley violated code of ethics
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Office of Public Integrity released its report on its investigation into District Attorney Sandra Doorley’s April traffic stop Monday. Doorley drove home and called the Webster police chief when officers tried to pull her over for speeding on April 22. Police body camera footage of the incident shows […]
Upstate, New York Angler Smashes NYS Fishing Record
What's the biggest fish you've ever caught? Did it break any records?. One man in Upstate New York can answer that question confidently with a big old, YES!. The Department of Environmental Conservation shared exciting news for one Upstate New York angler. According to a social media post, a man...
NY weather: Damaging winds expected with thunderstorms to hit Rensselaer County Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 6:39 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 7:15 p.m. for Rensselaer County. Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 70 mph. "At 6:38 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wilmington to near Charlemont...
Do Not Eat: All Told To ‘Double Bag’ Meat Sold In New York
A number of chicken and beef products were illegally shipped to stores across New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert that impacts New Yorkers. FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Meat and Poultry Products Illegally Imported from the...
Truck Gets Stuck Under Bridge in New York State [PIC]
A large truck hit an underpass in New York state, shutting down traffic in both directions. The same railroad bridge has quite a history when it comes to impacts as well. In fact, this is the very same bridge that was struck three times in just one weekend back in late April.
Severe thunderstorms leave much of Southern Tier without power, downed trees, other damage
Thousands of electric customers across the Twin Tiers lost power when severe thunderstorms rumbled through the region Monday. Many of those residents remained without power Tuesday and into Wednesday, and utility company crews scrambled to restore service while other emergency responders worked to remove downed trees and deal with other damage the storm left in its wake. ...
RoC Family of Series Prepares for Tribute to Ed McGuire at Chemung Speedrome
The Race of Champions “Family of Series” will head to Chemung (NY) Speedrome this Saturday, July 20 for the running of what has become one of its highlighted traditional programs of the season in the “Tribute to Ed McGuire”. McGuire a long-time racer and car owner...
18 News experiencing network damage following severe storms
(WETM) — Last night’s power outages caused some damage to our key systems. We have been able to work around the damage to get most of our programming back on the air, but we are still working to restore the systems that we use to produce our local newscasts and hope to get back up and running by this afternoon.
Gov. Hochul Pledges 'Full Support' After Oneida County Severe Weather Damage
ROME, N.Y. -- Rome and the surrounding area are in the process of cleaning up after severe weather passed through the area, resulting in fallen trees, downed wires and collapsed buildings. There was a radar-confirmed tornado that was announced in the Rome area at around 3:30 p.m. New York Gov....
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