Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ

A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Dozens of domestic rabbits dumped in the woods

A rescue group contacted the SPCA about the discovery of domestic rabbits left in a wooded area of Calverton.

Elsa prompted warnings for boaters and beachgoers in NJ, NY

Dangerous, life-threatening marine conditions — including tropical storm-force winds, rough seas, and rip currents — developed over the Atlantic waters off the Jersey Shore and New York as well as the Long Island Sound.

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.

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.

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.

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.