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Cory Booker Wins Third Full Term In US Senate, AP Says
Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has won reelection in New Jersey, defeating Republican challenger Justin Murphy in the race for a third full term, according to the Associated Press.
The AP called the race shortly after polls closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, with Booker receiving 82.1% of the vote to Murphy's 13.4%, according to results updated at 8:04 p.m.
Booker had received 40,067 votes compared with Murphy's 6,513, with an estimated 2% of votes counted.
Independent Veronica Fernandez had 1,199 votes, or 2.5%, while Socialist Workers Party candidate Joanne Kuniansky had 999 votes, or 2%.
Booker…
Josh Shapiro Projected To Win Second Term As Pennsylvania Governor
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is projected to win a second term, defeating Republican challenger Stacy Garrity in the closely watched battleground state, according to NBC News.
The Democratic incumbent was marked as the projected winner Tuesday night, Nov. 3, with approximately 6.8% of the expected vote counted.
At that point, Shapiro had 294,225 votes, or 81.4%, compared with Garrity’s 64,590 votes, or 17.9%. Ken Krawchuk had 2,826 votes, or 0.8%.
Those early returns do not represent the final margin of victory, with millions of ballots still expected to be counted.
First elected govern…
Tree Trimmer Killed In Backyard Electrocution In Suffolk County: Cops
A Long Island landscaper died after his tree trimmer hit power lines and he fell from a 16-foot ladder on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, police said.
Darwin Morales-Martines, 31, of Central Islip, was trimming trees in a backyard on Richwood Lane in Hauppauge around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The trimmer touched power lines, electrocuting Morales-Martines and causing him to fall from the ladder, according to police.
He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives a…
'I'm Suicidal, Not An Idiot': New Twists Emerge In Great Wolf Lodge Mom's Double Homicide Case
Four developments have emerged in the case against a Pennsylvania mother accused of stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son to death during a family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, including a correction to her chilling statement to investigators.
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as prosecutors sought to amend three details in the original affidavit of probable cause concerning the Monday, Oct. 12, killings of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, at the resort in Scotrun, Monroe County.
The …
$1,500 In Cigarettes Stolen From LI Gas Station, Suspect Caught On Camera: Cops
A smash-and-grab thief stole $1,500 worth of cigarettes from a Long Island convenience store, police said.
The suspect shattered the front glass door of Applegreen gas station on Newbridge Road in Hicksville around 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, the Nassau County Police Department said.
He then walked behind a counter inside the store, took the cigarettes, and stashed them in a reusable Target grocery bag, cops said. The break-in and the suspect’s actions were also captured on a security camera.
The man was wearing a dark-colored T-shirt over a gray hoodie, dark pants, gloves, and a mask, po…
NY Mom’s Killing Leaves Two Kids In Shock, Fundraiser Launched: ‘Devastating And Unimaginable’
A New York woman who was shot and killed last week left behind two children, and now a fundraiser has been launched to support them.
Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, was found shot dead near her home in Brushton on Tuesday, Oct. 27, New York State Police said.
“A devastating and unimaginable loss, Mellissa leaves behind two children, Allison Pelc and Freddie Pelc, who are now facing the heartbreaking reality of life without their mother,” organizer Michelle Gunter wrote in a GoFundMe. “No child should ever have to experience this kind of loss.”
Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, Norman Lohr Jr., killed her…
17-Year-Old LI Boy Hospitalized After E-Bike Crash, Cops Say
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized following an e-bike crash Monday, Nov. 2 on Long Island, police said.
The teen collided with a 2019 Nissan while traveling on Prospect Avenue near Swalm Street in New Cassel around 5:30 p.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
First responders rushed the boy to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, and he was reported in stable condition later Monday night, according to police.
The Nissan driver, a 33-year-old woman, was not injured in the crash, cops said. She remained at the scene following the collision, authorities said.
Nurses Attacked By Homeless Man At LI Hospital, Table And Punches Thrown: Police
A homeless Long Island man attacked two nurses and hospital security personnel on Monday, Nov. 2, police said.
John Prunty, 22, was at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside when he threw a table at one nurse and struck another nurse in the face, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The hospital’s security team responded to the incident, and Prunty fought back, hitting two guards and attempting to choke them, cops said.
When police responded to the scene around 7:20 p.m. Monday, they arrested Prunty without further incident, authorities said.
He was charged with second-degree…
