Highly-Decorated Fdny Member From Region Dies After Tree Falls On SUV
A highly-decorated firefighter from Long Island was killed in a crash involving a fallen tree, according to multiple reports.
The incident happened late Friday afternoon, June 17 in Asheville, North Carolina when the tree fell on the SUV Casey Skudin, age 45, of Ladder 137 in the Rockaways was in, according to FireFighterCloseCalls.com.
The crash occurred on the Biltmore Estate, a popular tourist attraction, when the tree fell across a road at the entrance to the estate, according to Fox Carolina.
Skudin, a Long Beach resident who served in the FDNY, was honored for rescuing Rock…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Beach Shooting Of 37-Year-Old
A suspect has been charged nearly three months after a fatal Long Island shooting.
It happened on Saturday, March 19 at around 2:20 a.m. in Long Beach.
The victim was shot in the vicinity of 425 East Broadway and sustained severe injuries, Nassau County Police said.
On Thursday, March 24, Nassau County Police said the man, identified as Manuel Francis Hernandez, age 37, of St. Albans, Queens, was pronounced dead by South Nassau Hospital staff on Wednesday March 23.
Police announced early Tuesday morning, June 14, that a suspect has been apprehended in connection to th…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Breakdown By Community
After seeing a slight reprieve, the positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island has surged past 5.50 percent as New York contends with new cases of the virus rapidly spreading across the state.
On Long Island, the average seven-day average positive percentage of those tested in Nassau and Suffolk dipped from 5.72 percent on Friday, April 15 to 5.41 percent the following day, up to 5.46 percent on Sunday, April 17, before spiking to 5.55 on Monday, April 18, according to the state Department of Health.
Statewide, during that same span, the average positivity rate rose from 4.78 percent t…
