Browse past news stories for Hempstead High School in Hempstead, NY.

• Prairie View A&M To Review Fraternity Accused of Hazing (KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:41:56 pm
  Prairie View A&M University officials plan to review the actions of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., just weeks after the death of a student who was allegedly pledging.
• DiGiovanna, Tong presented with New Paltz weekly honors (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:16:09 am
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• Former Newsday Reporter Writes Book on Long Island Sports (The Roslyn News)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:12:44 am
  Irving Long Alludes to Mineola in His New Book You can take the journalist out of Mineola, but you can’t take Mineola out of the journalist. Former Newsday political reporter is retired and now runs his family’s farm in North Carolina, but he recently spent some time in Mineola, where he used to live, to work on a book about Long Island sports history.
• Parents Of Prairie View A&M Student Sue Over Son’s Death (KWTX-TV Waco)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 04:17:10 am
  The parents of a Prairie A&M transfer student who died in an early-morning run with fraternity pledges are suing the school and the fraternity.
• Parents sue fraternity in son's death (ABC 13 Houston)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 02:32:44 am
  The parents of a 20-year-old Prairie View A&M University transfer student who died last month are suing the school
• Parents sue alleging hazing in son's death (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 02:29:35 am
  Associated Press - November 3, 2009 9:15 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - The parents of a 20-year-old Prairie View A&M University transfer student who died last month are suing the school and Phi Beta...
• Parents sue alleging hazing in son's death (Seattle Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 02:25:55 am
  The parents of a 20-year-old Prairie View A&M University transfer student who died last month are suing the school and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, among other defendants.
• Phi Beta Sigma Faces Hazing Lawsuit (FOX 26 Houston)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:20:06 am
  A $97 million lawsuit has been filed against Phi Beta Sigma fraternity for the death of a college student from Dallas.
• Parents sue fraternity, Prairie View AandM over Dallas student's death in possible hazing (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 09:38:29 pm
  The lawsuit stems from the Oct. 20 death of Donnie Wade of Dallas, a 20-year-old transfer student who collapsed during an early-morning exercise session near the university, northwest of Houston.
• Three Vie for Nassau County’s 2nd Legislative District (The Westbury Times)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:02:22 am
  The race for Nassau County’s 2nd Legislative District (L.D.) became a heated one back in May when current legislator Roger Corbin was arrested on charges of alleged federal income tax evasion; Corbin pleaded not guilty and, as of press time, is expected to go to trial later this month. As a result, Westbury residents Gregory Lewis, Pablo Sinclair and North Hempstead Town Councilman Robert ...
• Police look at possible hazing after death of Oak Cliff man at Prairie View (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:43:59 am
  Donnie Wade Jr. had his heart set on becoming a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Prairie View AM, his father said, but he was scared, too, of the hazing he would face.
• Prairie View student dies in alleged hazing incident (Waller County News Citizen)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:42:27 am
  PRAIRIE VIEW – The Hempstead Police Department began investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Prairie View A&M University student Donnie Wade.
• Prairie View suspends pledging after student’s death, possible hazing? (11 News Houston)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:25:49 am
  The Hempstead Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Prairie View A&M University student Donnie Wade.
• Officials Investigating Death of Prairie View A&M Student (KCEN-DT Temple)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:27:41 pm
  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) - Officials at Prairie View A&M University say they are investigating the death of a 20-year-old student who went for an early morning run off campus. University spokeswoman Sheleah Hughes said Donnie Wade, a junior from Dallas, was with other students at the Hempstead High School track about [...]
• Prairie View A&M student from Dallas dies while running (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:10:36 pm
  HOUSTON — A Prairie View A&M student died Tuesday after experiencing difficulty during an early-morning run. School officials said Donnie Wade, a biology major, was running at Hempstead High School, about 9 miles from the Prairie View Campus, when he went into distress.
• Two teens charged in W. Hempstead High arsons (Newsday)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 11:33:30 am
  Two West Hempstead teens were arrested Monday and charged with two arson fires that damaged West Hempstead High School, police said.
• Cross Country: Freshman Lipsey carving niche in unfamiliar sport (The Daily Reveille)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 01:47:13 am
  Coming out of high school, LSU freshman cross country runner Charlene Lipsey was heralded as one of the top-rated middle distance female runners in track and field. Lipsey recorded the third-fastest 800-meter outdoor time in the nation — a personal ...
• Suspect "had no fear" of giving DNA tying him to killing (Newsday)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 11:33:13 pm
  Joey Bethea is being held at the Nassau jail on $1-million bail.
• Bethea Arrested | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories (WBNG Binghamton)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 10:21:39 pm
  A Bainbridge man is charged with murder in connection with a cold case on Long Island. Action News reporter Gabe Osterhout tells us how an arrest in our area, led to solving a 20 year old crime.
• Waller County Fair parade (Waller County News Citizen)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:13:17 am
  A young rider carries a flag in the Waller County Fair parade Saturday morning.
• Officials missed chances to collect suspect's DNA (Newsday)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 01:57:07 am
  It was a long-shot connection: DNA found in semen on a woman raped and killed in Hempstead 20 years ago matched that of a lumberyard worker and petty criminal collected after an arrest this summer upstate for stealing a jug of coins.
• Law enforcement missed chances to collect suspect's DNA (Newsday)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 01:44:56 am
  Joey Bethea, arrested in connection with the 1989 murder of Dorothy LeConte, was arrested in the past, but no DNA collected.
• After 20 years, woman's slaying may be solved, police believe (Newsday)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 02:10:28 am
  Two custodians at Hempstead High School found Dorothy LeConte's body n 1989
• Cops say DNA led police to suspect in '89 Hempstead killing (Newsday)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:19:29 pm
  Nassau police said Wednesday that DNA evidence helped them crack a 20-year-old case in which a Haitian woman from New Jersey was raped and strangled and her body dumped near Hempstead High School.
• DNA led police to suspect in '89 Hempstead killing, cops say (Newsday)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:08:59 pm
  Nassau police said Wednesday that DNA evidence helped them crack a 20-year-old case in which a Haitian immigrant was raped and strangled and her body dumped near Hempstead High School. Suspect Joey Batiste, of upstate Bainbridge, lived in Nassau County when Dorothy LeConte, of North Bergen, N.J., was killed on June 14, 1989, Nassau police said at a news conference Wednesday. Police retained DNA ...
• Bainbridge Man Arrested for 20 yr Murder (FOX 40 Binghamton)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 02:33:49 pm
  A Bainbridge man has been arrested and charged with murdering a woman 20 years ago. 38-year-old Joey Bethea was taken into custody in Nineveh Wednesday afternoon and charged with second degree murder. Police say Bethea sexually assaulted then strangled 22-year-old Dorothy LeConte of New Jersey at Hempstead High School on June 14, 1989. Police obtained Bethea's DNA from a sample request stemming ...
• Man Arrested in Decades-Old Hempstead H.S. Killing (1010 WINS New York)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:38:11 am
  Police say an upstate New York man has been arrested in the killing of a New Jersey woman 20 years ago on Long Island.
• Upstate man arrested in 1989 Hempstead killing (Newsday)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:29:07 am
  An upstate man has been charged in the killing of a Haitian immigrant found strangled on the grounds of Hempstead High School 20 years ago. Police said Joey Bethea, 38, of Bainbridge, was arrested Tuesday and charged with the murder of Dorothy LeConte on June 14, 1989. LeConte, 22, of North Bergen, N.J., was killed while visiting relatives in Hempstead. Police said she was walking down President ...
• Lightning strikes twice as Hempstead rains on Eastside (Waller County News Citizen)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:04:01 am
  The rain fell early and often in Bobcat Stadium, where Hempstead High School held its annual homecoming celebration, accented by the fireworks provided throughout the first half by the Bobcats.
• Football: Toliver has break-out game in Washington (The Daily Reveille)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 04:41:52 am
  Jordan Jefferson was looking for anyone. Senior wide receiver Brandon LaFell was double-teamed and the sophomore quarterback was just 2-for-7 for 20 yards, putting the LSU offense in a quagmire.