Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the breaking news manager for Patch's National Desk. Send tips and/or photos to dan.hampton@patch.com.
Previously: program manager for Patch's Test Kitchens, local editor on Long Island; and senior breaking news editor. Before Patch, I worked as a news associate at The Associated Press.
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Police activity Friday morning closed a lane on state Route 24 in Nassau County, according to the state Department of Transportation.
A crash on the westbound lanes of state Route 454 near Hauppauge closed multiple lanes during the rush hour commute Thursday morning.
A vehicle caught fire on the Southern State Parkway, closing multiple lanes during rush hour Thursday morning.
A Coast Guard veteran from Nassau pleaded guilty again to charges in a DWI crash that wounded a police officer.
A crash on the Long Island Expressway slowed traffic Wednesday morning in Suffolk.
A crash closed Northern Boulevard on Tuesday, Nassau police said. All lanes have since reopened.
A Bed Bath & Beyond store on Long Island is among 56 set for closure by the company, which said it will eventually shutter 150 locations.
A disabled vehicle on the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway snarled traffic Thursday morning, closing two lanes.
A crash closed the eastbound lanes of Jericho Turnpike near New Hyde Park on Wednesday morning, police say. The lanes have since reopened.
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One person died in a two-vehicle crash early Friday. Westbound lanes were closed for hours near North Hills.
