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WWII Hero Comes Home: Remains Of Troy Airman Returned After 80 Years WWII Hero Comes Home: Remains Of Troy Airman Returned After 80 Years
WWII Hero Comes Home: Remains Of Troy Airman Returned After 80 Years The remains of a New York man killed in World War II have been returned to his hometown, and funeral services are scheduled for later this week. Joseph Leroy “Roy” Burke, of Troy, was killed on Jan. 9, 1945, while being held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese army on Taiwan. For decades, his remains were buried as an unknown soldier at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. They were identified using DNA from his family members in 2025. More than 80 years after his death, Burke’s remains arrived back in the Capital Region on Friday, May 1 on a Southwest Airlines plane…
Farmingdale Car Crash Victim Tony Gestone’s Funeral Details Announced Farmingdale Car Crash Victim Tony Gestone’s Funeral Details Announced
Farmingdale Car Crash Victim Tony Gestone’s Funeral Details Announced Funeral services have been announced for a young Long Island man who died following a single-car crash and his family’s fight with a local hospital. Tony Gestone, 23, will be remembered Wednesday, May 6, at First Baptist Church of Patchogue on North Ocean Avenue, according to his obituary. Visitation is scheduled for 4 p.m., while the service will begin at 7 p.m. Additionally, a closing prayer for Gestone will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7 at the church before he is taken for burial. “Beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and a devoted friend to many. Tony will be remembe…
Sea Cliff Reporter’s Tearful Plea Pays Off — Viewer Steps Up For Life-Saving Liver Donation Sea Cliff Reporter’s Tearful Plea Pays Off — Viewer Steps Up For Life-Saving Liver Donation
Sea Cliff Reporter’s Tearful Plea Pays Off — Viewer Steps Up For Life-Saving Liver Donation A former News 12 reporter in desperate need of a life-saving liver transplant is in line for the procedure after a viewer saw her story. Amy McGorry, of Sea Cliff, went public with her battle against autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis in tearful social media posts in mid-March. McGorry said she’d battled the conditions for most of her life, but they’d recently progressed to life-threatening status. “I really need to find a match, and I really need your help,” McGorry said through tears in an Instagram video. “I never really wanted to talk about it, but now I have to.” McG…
Round Two: Man Facing Retrial For LI Coach’s Killing After Previous Conviction Tossed Round Two: Man Facing Retrial For LI Coach’s Killing After Previous Conviction Tossed
Round Two: Man Facing Retrial For LI Coach’s Killing After Previous Conviction Tossed The decades-old killing of a Hofstra football coach continues to trouble investigators, with a man whose conviction was previously vacated set for retrial on Monday, May 4. Gary Lawrence, now 56, is again facing charges for the killing of Harry Joseph Healy outside an Arby’s restaurant near Hofstra’s Hempstead campus, Newsday reported. Healy, 25, was shot dead in a failed robbery on Sept. 29, 1990. Lawrence and another man, Christopher Ellis, were convicted of murder in the case at a 1992 trial. But both men successfully appealed those convictions decades later, noting that police and pros…
Crashing, Fleeing, Sleeping, And More: Six LI Drunk Drivers Busted On South Fork, Police Say Crashing, Fleeing, Sleeping, And More: Six LI Drunk Drivers Busted On South Fork, Police Say
Crashing, Fleeing, Sleeping, And More: Six LI Drunk Drivers Busted On South Fork, Police Say Six people were arrested for drunk driving in and around Southampton over the weekend, including one person who crashed into another vehicle, one person who fled on foot, and one who was asleep at the wheel, according to police. Ernest Kempermann, a 63-year-old Southampton man, was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle on Noyack Road around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, Southampton Town Police said. Cops later determined Kempermann was drunk at the time of the crash, and he was set for arraignment Monday, May 4 on a misdemeanor DWI charge, police said. No injuries were reported. T…
Child Porn Found On West Babylon Man’s Devices, Arrest Made: Police Child Porn Found On West Babylon Man’s Devices, Arrest Made: Police
Child Porn Found On West Babylon Man’s Devices, Arrest Made: Police A Long Island man has been arrested for possessing child pornography, police said Monday, May 4. Mark Escorcia Jr., 24, of West Babylon, was arrested around 7 a.m. Monday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. His arraignment was set for later in the day in Central Islip. Cops began investigating Escorcia following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children hotline, police said. Investigators searched his home at 1226 Herzel Boulevard on March 13 and seized multiple electronic devices. Following an examination of his devices, Escorcia was charged with possessing a sexual performa…
Retired FDNY Hero Paralyzed With Spinal Cord Trauma After Fall In Sayville, Fund Launched Retired FDNY Hero Paralyzed With Spinal Cord Trauma After Fall In Sayville, Fund Launched
Retired Fdny Hero Paralyzed With Spinal Cord Trauma After Fall In Sayville, Fund Launched A retired FDNY firefighter suffered traumatic spinal cord injuries following a fall at his Long Island home, and now his family is turning to the community for help. Stephen Schreck, of Sayville, fell on March 29 and has since been diagnosed with Central Cord Syndrome, according to the fundraiser. The condition blocks nerve signals between the brain and arms, hands, and legs, leaving the victim partially paralyzed, according to the Cleveland Clinic. “Any and all donations will be used to help pay for extensive and unexpected medical expenses while he fights to make as close to a full recove…
21-Year-Old Man Shot In Albany, Hospitalized With Bullet Wound: Police 21-Year-Old Man Shot In Albany, Hospitalized With Bullet Wound: Police
21-Year-Old Man Shot In Albany, Hospitalized With Bullet Wound: Police A 21-year-old man was shot and wounded in Albany on Monday morning, May 4, police said. St. Peter’s Hospital staff called the cops around 4:50 a.m. Monday to alert them to the victim, who arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to his thigh, the Albany Police Department said. Officers arrived at the hospital to confirm the victim’s condition, and investigators learned the shooting occurred earlier in the morning near 1475 Washington Avenue, authorities said. The man was transferred to Albany Medical Center and was listed in stable condition, police said. No suspects have been arrested…
After LI Stabbing Spree Leaves Mom Of Three Dead, Community Rallies In Fundraiser After LI Stabbing Spree Leaves Mom Of Three Dead, Community Rallies In Fundraiser
After LI Stabbing Spree Leaves Mom Of Three Dead, Community Rallies In Fundraiser Following the brutal stabbings of two women on Long Island last week, the friends of one victim have launched an online fundraiser to support her family. Ana Maria del Aguila Cordova, 42, was stabbed to death outside the Wendy’s where she worked in North Long Beach around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, according to police. “With her unwavering enthusiasm and love, she gained the admiration from her colleagues, friends, and family alike,” organizer Sandra Macedo wrote in the GoFundMe. “This is thanks to a blend of warmth, dedication, and unwavering work ethic that she gave out to the world.” …
Howard Stern Fires Back: Ex-Aide’s Suit ‘Thinly Veiled Shakedown’ After ‘Hush-Money,’ Host Says Howard Stern Fires Back: Ex-Aide’s Suit ‘Thinly Veiled Shakedown’ After ‘Hush-Money,’ Host Says
Howard Stern Fires Back: Ex-Aide’s Suit ‘Thinly Veiled Shakedown’ After ‘Hush-Money,’ Host Says Howard Stern slammed a former assistant’s workplace lawsuit as a “thinly veiled shakedown” that was designed to “extract a staggering ‘hush-money’ payment" from Stern and his wife, Beth. The SiriusXM radio host, 72, filed a motion to dismiss ex-assistant Leslie Kuhn’s salacious suit on Wednesday, April 29 in New York Supreme Court. Stern’s lawyers said Kuhn’s lawsuit was full of “naked denials of objective, provable facts,” several of which were included in the Sterns’ counterclaim. Kuhn began working at Stern’s show in 2022 and became a personal assistant for the Sterns in 2024, according…
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