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Lou Holtz, college football icon who briefly coached the Jets, dead at 89
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (481+ words) Lou Holtz, the college football titan whose prolific coaching career included a brief stint with the Jets, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. Holtz was best known for his illustrious 11-year run as head coach of Notre Dame, with…...
Tuberculosis cases confirmed at two Long Island high schools
3+ week, 6+ day ago (203+ words) Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed at high schools on Long Island. The Nassau County Department of Health informed Bethpage Health School that someone connected to'the school had the bacterial infection. Bethpage Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Dave…...
Long Island caretaker accused of slapping 5-year-old with cerebral palsy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) Police on Long Island arrested a 31-year-old man for slapping a 5-year-old child'with cerebral palsy who was crying and coughing in a Port Jefferson residence. Former Christian Nursing Registry caretaker Bruno Valenzuela is accused of "slapping the child aggressively in…...
Arkansas Powerball player wins $1.8 billion lottery jackpot
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot…...
Cops release photo of hulking suspect in fatal stabbing of Harlem man, 51
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (440+ words) Cops released a mugshot of the suspected killer in a fatal stabbing of a 51-year-old man in Harlem. Police are looking for Prince Nunnally, 32, who allegedly knifed to death Raymond Page on Aug. 15 around 1:20 p.m. on W. 128th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd....
Arkansas dad accused of killing daughter’s abuser runs for sheriff while awaiting trial
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (349+ words) An Arkansas father charged with killing the man accused of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter says he's running for sheriff in his rural county while awaiting his trial for murder. Combat veteran, farmer and Republican hopeful Aaron Spencer believes both…...
L.I. man who shot at cops in Hollywood-style car chase gets 20 years in prison
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (249+ words) A Long Island man who engaged cops in a Hollywood-style shootout and car chase was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Brandon Scanlon, a Middle Island resident, had been facing much stiffer penalties for the chaotic incident, News 12 Long Island…...
Texas teacher dies in court moments before he’s sentenced for murder of his wife
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) A former Texas special education teacher accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2023 suffered a deadly medical emergency in court, moments before he was slated to accepted a plea and be sentenced to decades in prison for murder. James Paul…...
Suspect arrested in 1973 murder of 21-year-old Connecticut woman
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) A suspect has been arrested for a 52-year-old cold case murder in Connecticut, authorities announced Thursday. Janet Couture, 21, was stabbed to death in her East Hartford home on Oct. 13, 1973 after a man climbed through a window and attacked her while…...
Teacher arrested for double murder at Devil’s Den State Park
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (280+ words) A teacher has been arrested for allegedly murdering a couple in Arkansas as they hiked with their two young daughters over the weekend, state police announced. James McGann, a teacher who was recently hired by Springdale Public Schools for the…...