Long Island students help disabled classmate compete with robotics team
Alex Grundmann loves legos and robotics so it only made sense for him to join the middle school robotics club when he entered sixth grade.
How Long Island students are helping disabled classmates compete
The Rocky Point Robo Eagles designed and built a handicap-accessible ramp to encourage students like their classmate, Alex, to continue to compete in robotics competitions.
Parasite may have killed Peconic Bay scallops, lab says
The Marine Animal Disease Laboratory spent over 200 hours testing 32 samples of scallops from the Peconic Bay.
Long Island woman is hopeful she will find a kidney donor
A Long Island woman has faced serious medical issues for 15 years. Her latest challenge is kidney failure.
Soldier home early from deployment surprises daughter on Valentine's Day
Fifth-grader Alexus London got an amazing surprise at school on Valentine's Day.
Teen with autism who had been reported missing on Long Island is found unharmed
Will Mikulas-Mesco, who was reported missing, has been located unharmed.
App helps people with special needs make new friends
Making Authentic Friendships is an app that helps people with special needs find new friends.
Long Island cheer squad wins a national title
A cheerleading team from Suffolk County won a national title.
Cops search for drivers on all-terrain vehicles that tore up lawn
Suffolk County police want to find the drivers of four all-terrain vehicles that tore up the front lawn of a home in Deer Park.
Girls' varsity wrestling team blazes a trail in New York
A wrestling team on Long Island has made history. It is the first all-girls' varsity wrestling team in the state.
Suffolk County prosecutors detail alleged abuse in death of 8-year-old Long Island boy
Michael Valva and Angela Pollina have been accused of murdering 8-year-old Thomas Valva by allegedly forcing him to sleep in an unheated garage in below-freezing temperatures overnight
NYPD cop arraigned in death of 8-year-old son
NYPD transit officer Michael Valva and his fiancée Angela Polina pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child after prosecutors said that the pair murdered 8-year-old Thomas Valva by forcing him to spend a night in a freezing garage.
Nassau County hosts hearing in response to death of Suffolk County 8-year-old boy
Justyna Zubko-Valva bared her soul at a hearing in Nassau County on Wednesday, detailing how the death of her 8-year-old son Thomas Valva was preventable.
Nassau County holds hearing on preventing child abuse after Thomas Valva death
Nassau County Legislators held a hearing Wednesday to determine how understaffed CPS is in Nassau County and what kind of support they need to adequately meet the needs of abused kids county-wide.
Long Island law enforcement officials criticize NY bail reform law
Officials in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties have been openly talking about changes that need to be made to New York’s new bail reform law.
Man ran human trafficking operation out of parents' basement
A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to running a human trafficking operation out of the basement of his parents' house for several years.
Long Island families host minor league baseball players
A number of Long Island families open their doors to let minor league baseball players live with them.
Brookhaven National Lab chosen for new particle accelerator facility
A new nuclear physics research facility called the Electron-Ion Collider will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory over the next decade.
Wake held for Long Island boy who froze to death in garage
A wake was held for Thomas Valva, an 8-year-old boy who froze to death while allegedly being made to sleep in an unheated garage.
Stranded sea turtles rehabbing on Long Island
Marine experts say turtles including the Atlantic green, loggerheads, and critically endangered Kemp's Ridley typically travel to Long Island to forage for food in the summer months. It goes south when they miss their cue to migrate.