Search called off for missing child with autism on Long Island
UPDATE: THE MISSING CHILD ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A parade on July 5 extends holiday celebrations on Long Island
The Port Jefferson Fourth of July Parade was back and bigger than in years past. Last year's celebration was canceled altogether because of the pandemic.
Cops: Drunk driver smashes into police car on Long Island
A Suffolk County man faces drunk driving and driving charges after police say he narrowly missed hitting an officer and then barreled into his police car.
1 missing, 1 arrested after Long Island boat crash
A 25-year-old man was missing and another man under arrest for boating while intoxicated after an incident early Monday morning in the waters off of Long Island.
Long Island cop gifts man he pulled over car seat for son
A traffic stop on Long Island had a happy outcome for a father who couldn't afford a proper car seat for his son.
Nurses go viral with their health videos for girls and women
Medjine Pierre, a nurse at Northwell Health, came up with the idea to create social media health videos.
Jury trial of opioid makers, distributors begins in New York
The lawsuit — filed by Nassau County, Suffolk County, and the New York attorney general — accuses some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies and distributors of fueling the opioid epidemic. The litigation is the first of its kind in the nation in which a jury rather than a judge will decide the outcome.
Coast Guard helicopter rescues fisherman off Montauk
The Coast Guard dispatched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane, and the Cutter Cutter Kingfisher to respond to a sinking boat off Montauk.
Lawmaker wants special prosecutor to review Gilgo Beach case
A state senator is demanding that the Suffolk County executive and the county police department disclose more information on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.
Brothers originally from NY missing in condo collapse
Brad and Gary Cohen, who are brothers originally from Long Island, are among the more than 150 people missing in the south Florida condo collapse.
Girl stuck in dressing room pulled through wall to safety
First responders in Port Jefferson, Long Island rescued a girl stuck inside a dressing room by pulling her through the wall.
16 years in the making, Southampton African-American museum opens
More than a decade in the making, the Southampton African-American museum will open its doors this weekend.
Long Island man charged after allegedly sexually abusing six children
Authorities say Angel Tacuri sexually abused six children between 2010 and 2014, some of whom attended a daycare his wife ran out of their home.
Man indicted in brutal attack, rape in Suffolk County
A man is accused of strangling and raping a woman who was walking on a wooded path on Long Island.
Long Island man arrested for driving with 99 suspensions
Police arrested a Long Island man after he was caught driving with 99 license suspensions.
Girl dies in backyard pool on Long Island
A 12-year-old Long Island girl drowned in her backyard pool on Monday night.
Woman badly injured while cutting down tree: Suffolk Police
A woman was critically injured Friday when she fell while attempting to cut down a tree near her home in Suffolk County.
Some Long Island families say students should take off masks in school
Some parents and students are upset that the Smithtown District is continuing to follow New York's directive which states that kids still need to wear masks inside school buildings but can take them off outside.
Risk of tick-borne illnesses remains high on Long Island
Ticks are making their presence known on Long Island, especially out east and along the north and south shores.
SUV carjacked in Long Island restaurant parking lot
Police on Long Island have arrested a man accused of a gunpoint carjacking.