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CRITICALLY LOW: NY Blood Center issues urgent call for Type O blood donations
Summer months are a challenging time for the blood supply, but with the inventory at a lower level than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Blood Center has issued an urgent call for donations of particularly Type O blood.
Knicks Urged to Sign Former Lakers 6th Man to Veteran Minimum Deal
The New York Knicks have arguably had the best offseason in the NBA. Landing Mikal Bridges in a blockbuster trade, re-signing OG Anunoby, and Jalen Brunson taking a massive pay cut in his extension, the Knicks have done it all. But, just like other contending teams around the league, there’s...
New York State Police Say SUV Hit Amish Buggy And Drove Off
Less than a week after a Kia Sedona allegedly hit an Amish horse-drawn carriage on State Route 3, offcials say another vehicle has struck a buggy. This time, the crash lead to the death of a teenage occupant, says police. One country Sheriff has a message for drivers in New...
Western New York continues to set more warm weather records...and we're not done
(WKBW-TV) BUFFALO, NY — It's report card time! Report card time for the climatological summer, that is, as we are now half way through that time frame, which runs June 1 to August 31. If you thought it's been a warm one, you'd be correct. The numbers in the...
NOAA Says New York State Will Stay Very Warm Well Into the Fall
While the brutal heatwave finally broke across New York state this week, meteorologists say the much warmer than average weather isn't going to stay away. Could summer-like temperatures last well into the fall across New York and the Northeast?. So far this year, Extreme Weather Watch says that it has...
Townwide Fund of Huntington Golf for Good at Westhampton Country Club
Golfers and wine aficionados and friends of the Townwide Fund of Huntington will enjoy everything the East End has to offer during the Townwide Fund’s East End Outing set for September 19 at the prestigious Westhampton Country Club. The September 19 event will offer vineyard excursions, dinner on Thursday...
Airports in N.J., NYC cancel flights due to worldwide tech outage
Dozens of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport and airports in New York City and Philadelphia were either canceled or delayed Friday morning due to a global technology outage. Airlines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees area airports, advised travelers to stay home until...
NYC makes changes to dress code policy for public school students: What to know
Changes are coming to the dress code policy for all New York City public school students. The New York City Council approved legislation Thursday that requires public school dress codes to comply with Title IV, the federal civil rights law that bars discrimination based on gender. According to Councilmember Althea...
Nikola Vucevic would give Knicks big-man shooter they need
The New York Knicks have enjoyed a strong offseason, having added Mikal Bridges, Cameron Payne and Keita Bates-Diop while re-signing OG Anunoby. Star guard Jalen Brunson also recently agreed to a team-friendly contract extension with the franchise. As such, New York could be viewed as perhaps the Boston Celtics' biggest threat in the Eastern Conference. They are versatile at almost every position. According to a league executive who spoke with Sean Deveney of Heavy on Sports, though, a trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic would give New York the firepower to go toe-to-toe with the Celtics on both sides of...
Plan to remove Regents exam requirement could raise RHS graduation rate, superintendent says
A state plan to eliminate the need for students to pass Regents examinations to graduate could help Riverhead students and lead to higher graduation rates, according to Riverhead Central School District Interim Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich. The proposed changes to the graduation requirements, which were outlined in a blue ribbon commission...
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