App helps people with special needs make new friends

Making Authentic Friendships is an app that helps people with special needs find new friends.

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
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NYPD transit officer Michael Valva and his fianc�e 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
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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.

Police locate missing Long Island toddler

Damian Sollas has been found unharmed in Huntington Station, according to police on Long Island, and was set to be released into the custody of Child Protective Services.

Suffolk County probes social services after death of cop's son

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone says a committee will examine how the department dealt with abuse allegations against Michael Valva and his fiancée.

The positives and surprising negatives of early retirement

A growing number of young professionals are looking to achieve financial independence and retire early in life, but is it just that simple? And what challenges will they face after retirement?