Long Island prepped for Elsa

PSEG Long Island was highly criticized last year for its response to Hurricane Isaias. The utility company said it was in an all-hands-on-deck mode for Elsa.

Long Island high school vaccinates students, staff

Freeport High School said it was the first school district on Long Island to offer vaccines to students.

Retired FDNY firefighter surrenders in Capitol Hill riot sweep

A retired FDNY firefighter has become one of the latest people swept up in the federal investigation of the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Police: Man arrested for metal bar beating of LI gas station attendant

Nassau County police say they have made an arrest following the violent beating of a gas station attendant in Freeport over social distancing.

Calls for investigation into video of arrest on Long Island

A viral video of a handful of Freeport police officers arresting an alleged fugitive has caught the attention of local officials and people across the nation.

Rally held for victim of alleged excessive police force in Freeport
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Community leaders showed up in full force to rally behind Akbar Rogers, the man whose arrest was caught on video, spurring a dispute over use of force by police.

Protest over alleged racist assignment at Long Island school

The teacher asked students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery, allegedly because she didn't want to be bored.

Students told to make funny captions for slave photos

A controversial assignment is being called racist and insensitive in Freeport. This after a social studies teacher at John W Dodd Middle School handed out an assignment for students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery because she didn't want to be bored.