Jon Dowding

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Y’all at 1:00 because there’s Eagles football today‼️

WHAT’S NEW RDU? This Jersey boy is back down South as the newest reporter at (abc11) Eyewitness News! I cannot wait to start covering stories in communities across Raleigh, Durham, and all of the Triangle during this exciting next chapter at this ABC owned television station. 📺

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is donating $50 million to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, launching Lurie Autism Institute (LAI). The $50M gift is "the largest single donation to U.S. academic medical centers focused on autism research across the lifespan," according to the press release. Well done by one of the best owners in sports. 👏

BREAKING: The first American Pope has been named to the surprise of the world. I’ll have coverage with reactions here on the island coming up at 5 on @News12LI

EXCLUSIVE: The parents of a Wantagh 3-year-old with autism say he came home from the Tutor Time of Levittown with unexplained bruises and cuts on multiple occasions. tinyurl.com/5n7bt3s8

BREAKING NEWS: Las Vegas Sands announces it is no longer pursuing development of casino and resort at Nassau Coliseum. bit.ly/4ivtd11

A Massapequa teen got a loud and surprise homecoming after a 6-month stay in the hospital. Don’t miss this story on her road to recovery tonight at 10 on @News12LI

CRASH UPDATE: Train crashes into car in Suffolk County. Hear from passengers who were on the train NEXT at 11.' #News12 #LIRR #LongIsland #Crash #LocalNews #News bit.ly/3G9xUjx

UPDATE: Firefighters are escorting riders off the train right now.

#BREAKING An LIRR train struck a vehicle in East Farmingdale, sending a ball of fire into the air. We’ll have more details on @News12LI and @News12.

#BREAKING Suffolk Police say officers fatally shot a retired NYC corrections officer during a welfare check this afternoon in Brentwood. Commissioner Catalina says the man charged at officers with a knife. We’ll have team coverage at 5 on @News12LI

EXCLUSIVE: An Inwood family says thieves stole more than half a dozen credit cards mailed to their home before they were even delivered, and racked up more than $6,500 in charges. They reached out to @News12LI when they say calls to the Postal Police went unanswered.

TONS OF TIRES: Tired keep piling up in a wooded area along Route 106 in East Norwich for over the last year and a half. It started with a few, but now residents say there are close to 1,000. I’ll tell you what community members are doing to clean up the mess tonight on @News12LI

The Butterfly Effect Project was forced to cancel one of their events after they got a racist phone call threatening attendees. The nonprofit does work uplifting young women of color on the East End. @News12LI WARNING: The language the nonprofit says was used is disturbing.

Don’t miss an exciting new series diving into some problems we all face on the island. From looking at the taxes we pay to how it impacts our life on the island, don’t miss Taxing Long Island ever Tuesday and Thursday on @News12LI.

HERE WE GO AGAIN: @News12LI was the first to tell you about the tickets a Huntington grandma received nationwide from places she’s never been to. She exclusively tells us she’s being told she owes hundreds more in tickets. But now, it’s harder for her to see what’s in the mail.

EXCLUSIVE: Here we go again. A Huntington grandma is again being told she owes hundreds in tickets tied to license plates she turned in years ago. Don’t miss our exclusive interview with her tonight at 10 on @News12LI as we work to get her some help.

Three Latino workers on the East End are speaking out tonight about growing wage theft issues they’re facing. They told me in our exclusive interview that they’re facing threats of being deported if they speak out. Don’t miss this story tonight at 5 on @News12LI.