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Cannabis Gummies Sicken Middle Schoolers On Long Island: Police Cannabis Gummies Sicken Middle Schoolers On Long Island: Police
Cannabis Gummies Sicken Middle Schoolers On Long Island: Police A man was arrested after cannabis gummies sickened multiple William Paca Middle School students in Mastic Beach, Monday, Oct. 20, at about 8 p.m., Suffolk County Police announced. Jahsheem Jones, 18, of Mastic Beach, was arrested at his home on Robinwood Drive for selling the gummies to a student who then shared them with three others, police said. Several students reported feeling ill at school in May and were taken to a local hospital after ingesting the gummies on campus. Jones was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket and is scheduled t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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LI Teacher Caught On Livestream Sexting Purported 13-Year-Old Girl: Police LI Teacher Caught On Livestream Sexting Purported 13-Year-Old Girl: Police
LI Teacher Caught On Livestream Sexting Purported 13-Year-Old Girl: Police A Long Island elementary school teacher is accused of requesting sexually explicit photos from who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Wading River Elementary School teacher Mark Verity, 37, was arrested by Suffolk County Police Friday, Oct. 17, hours after he was allegedly caught on a livestream admitting to engaging in sexually explicit conversations with a purported minor, as Daily Voice reported.  On Thursday, Oct. 16, the vigilante group Predator Poachers Long Island posted a video claiming it had confronted the teacher during a sting operation. In the clip, Verity allege…

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Teacher Discussed 'Sex, Kissing' With Purported 13-Year-Old Girl In Undercover Sting LI Teacher Discussed 'Sex, Kissing' With Purported 13-Year-Old Girl In Undercover Sting
LI Teacher Discussed 'Sex, Kissing' With Purported 13-Year-Old Girl In Undercover Sting A Long Island elementary school teacher has been suspended and banned from campus after allegedly having sexually explicit conversations with a purported underage girl. The Wading River Elementary School teacher was “caught on a livestreamed platform sharing disturbing remarks,” Shoreham-Wading River Central School District Superintendent Gerard Poole said in a letter to parents Wednesday, Oct. 15. It came hours after the vigilante group Predator Poachers Long Island posted a video claiming it had confronted the teacher during a sting operation. In the clip, the man admits to engaging in a …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Student With Autism Sues Adelphi University After AI Cheating Accusation Student With Autism Sues Adelphi University After AI Cheating Accusation
Student With Autism Sues Adelphi University After AI Cheating Accusation A Long Island student has filed a lawsuit against Adelphi University, claiming the school wrongly accused him of using artificial intelligence to cheat on an essay. In a complaint filed in Nassau County Supreme Court in July, freshman Orion Newby alleges that his professor discriminated against him because he is on the autism spectrum, and failed to follow the school’s own policies in handling the case. The 19-year-old enrolled at Adelphi in fall 2024 and paid extra to join the university’s Bridges to Adelphi program, which is marketed to students on the autism spectrum. Through Bridges, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown
Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown The nation’s largest federal worker union is suing the Trump-Vance administration, accusing it of forcing government employees to send partisan political messages during the ongoing shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents roughly 800,000 federal workers, filed the lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Education and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging that the agency violated employees’ First Amendment rights by changing their automatic out-of-office email responses to blame Democrats for the shutdown. According to the lawsuit, the Edu…

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by Zak Failla
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Classmates Escort Autistic Teen To School After Bullying Attack As Massapequa Mom Urges Reform Classmates Escort Autistic Teen To School After Bullying Attack As Massapequa Mom Urges Reform
Classmates Escort Autistic Teen To School After Bullying Attack As Massapequa Mom Urges Reform When bullies tried to break Tyler RocheTilden, his Long Island classmates had his back. Days after a vicious attack left the 15-year-old terrified to leave home, student athletes from Massapequa High School showed up at his door Tuesday, Sept. 30 – walking him to his homeroom class and proving he wasn’t alone. The heartwarming display came after an incident in Massapequa Park days earlier that left Tyler — who is on the autism spectrum and lives with severe anxiety — shaken and afraid to go outside, his mom Gina Moscato recounted on Facebook. In a series of posts that she shared with neigh…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (UPDATE) Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (UPDATE)
Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (Update) The fatal shooting of an Aliquippa High School senior by a federal agent has been ruled justified, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible announced during a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The 18-year-old Kendric Curtis fired two rounds from a stolen handgun into an unmarked SUV carrying undercover ATF, FBI, and local task force officers on Waugaman Street at the Linmar Terrace apartment complex, DA Bible said. An ATF agent returned fire once, striking Curtis in the head. Curtis was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, where he died at 3:03 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, the Allegheny…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Nassau School Districts Among Top 10 In America, New Ranking Reveals 3 Nassau School Districts Among Top 10 In America, New Ranking Reveals
3 Nassau School Districts Among Top 10 In America, New Ranking Reveals When it comes to schools, Long Island is at the head of the class. Four Long Island school districts have been named among the top 10 in the nation in Niche’s 2026 “Best School Districts in America” rankings. The annual list, released by the education data platform Niche, ranks school districts using a mix of academic performance, teacher quality, student and parent surveys, and resources. Long Island secured nearly half the top 10: No. 2 — Syosset Central School District Syosset landed the No. 2 spot nationwide with an overall grade of A+. The district scored top marks across the board …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Parents Stunned As Schools Superintendent Arrested On Immigration Charges Parents Stunned As Schools Superintendent Arrested On Immigration Charges
Parents Stunned As Schools Superintendent Arrested On Immigration Charges The man leading Iowa's largest school system was arrested by federal immigration officers while carrying a loaded handgun, thousands in cash, and a hunting knife earlier this week.  Des Moines (Iowa) Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts, a native of Guyana and ex-Olympian, was arrested by ICE agents after a short chase on Friday, Sept. 26, federal authorities said.  Roberts sped away when police attempted to arrest him. Iowa State Troopers found his car abandoned a short while later. Officers found a handgun, a knife, and $3,000 in cash inside. Roberts was arrested soon afte…

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by Josh Lanier
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16-Year-Old Who Stabbed Classmates In PA High School Charged As Adult: Police (UPDATE) 16-Year-Old Who Stabbed Classmates In PA High School Charged As Adult: Police (UPDATE)
16-Year-Old Who Stabbed Classmates In PA High School Charged As Adult: Police (Update) A 16-year-old student is being charged as an adult after a stabbing inside Pittsburgh Carrick High School left three classmates injured on Wednesday, Sept. 24, police announced. Anthony Taulton is facing three felony aggravated assault charges, along with possession of instruments of crime and possession of a weapon on school property, according to police and court records. Surveillance video captured Taulton squaring off with one victim before a fight broke out, leading to the stabbings, investigators said. The two other victims became involved during the altercation, police detailed in co…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bomb Threat To Long Beach High School Leads To Juvenile Arrest: Nassau Police Bomb Threat To Long Beach High School Leads To Juvenile Arrest: Nassau Police
Bomb Threat To Long Beach High School Leads To Juvenile Arrest: Nassau Police A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a bomb threat was made to Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Sept. 25. The threat was called in to the school, located at 322 Lagoon Drive West, around 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, detectives explained. A police investigation identified the teen as the individual responsible, according to the Fourth Squad. The juvenile was charged with Making a Terroristic Threat and released with an appearance ticket, returnable to Nassau County Family Court on Thursday, Oct. 9.

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by Jillian Pikora
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School Bus Driver Trying To 'Cook' Children Turns Heat Up To 100 Degrees, Police Say School Bus Driver Trying To 'Cook' Children Turns Heat Up To 100 Degrees, Police Say
School Bus Driver Trying To 'Cook' Children Turns Heat Up To 100 Degrees, Police Say A Pennsylvania school bus driver turned the heater on full blast, raising the temperature to nearly 100 degrees while threatening to “cook” children on board, police announced on Friday, Sept. 19. Harvey Sliker, 75, of Utica, allegedly forced children ages 5 to 12 to close their windows before blasting the heater during an afternoon ride in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to Sugarcreek Borough police. Sliker told the children he was “going to cook you all” after the windows were shut, officers said. While the outside temperature was 74 degrees, police determined the closed wind…

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by Jillian Pikora