Emaciated Doberman found without food or water; owner charged
An emaciated 1-year-old Doberman was found in a pen in Farmingdale.
Son of 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez becomes honorary cop
Luis Alvarez was a true American hero and former NYPD detective who fought for extending health benefits for 9/11 first responders. He died earlier this year. His 20-year-old son Tyler, who has an autism spectrum disorder, became a cop for a day.
Police: 19-year-old LI man fatally stabbed mother outside home
A man is accused of fatally stabbing his mother outside their Long Island home early Sunday morning, police said.
Court: Landlords can be liable for racially harassed tenants
Landlords can be held liable in limited circumstances under federal law when a tenant racially harasses another tenant, a federal appeals court said Friday.
School bus driver accused of sexually abusing child
A man who drives a school bus on Long Island is under arrest. Authorities say that he sexually abused a child and also had sexual imagery of a child on his phone.
91-year-old Long Island woman reported missing has been found
UPDATE: Police say that she has been found and was being transported to a hospital for evaluation.
A portrait of a lasting friendship on Long Island
Rosie Zona and Mary Ann Romano have been friends since their college days. Rosie offered Mary Ann her home as a place to live while she was getting her degree. The two, 30 years apart in age, never parted ways. Mary Ann, now 77, is paying it forward by taking care of Rosie, now 107.
Feds: Women escaped kidnapper by jumping from his car
A married Long Island man is accused of trying to kidnap and traffic two women for sex in separate incidents. The women escaped and survived by jumping out of his car.
Die-off of Peconic Bay scallops under review
Suffolk County officials are calling on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to take a closer look at this year's historic scallop die-off.
Long Island man accused of shooting neighbor’s cats with pellet gun
A man from Mount Sinai has been arrested for allegedly shooting three of his neighbor’s cats with a pellet gun.
Long Island officers rescue dogs left outside in the cold
Officers on Long Island rescued several dogs that were left out in the bitter cold in two separate incidents on Tuesday.
Using magic tricks as therapy for sick children
Harrison Pravder is a fourth-year med student doing magic. He is the cofounder of MagicAid, an organization dedicated to improving life at the hospital for children through performing and teaching magic.
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota on trial in police beating cover-up
Thomas Spota, the longtime district attorney of Suffolk County, Long Island, is accused of conspiring with the police chief and a top deputy in the DA's office to pressure witnesses to not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the 2012 assault.
Scallop die-off in Peconic Bay takes toll on local economy
Just one week after the opening of the Peconic Bay scallop season, the harsh reality is setting in: Most of the adult scallops in Peconic Bay are dead.
Families protest outside a school they say is making people sick
Instead of going to school on Thursday, some students and their parents staged a so-called sickout outside to voice concerns about environmental hazards at Northport Middle School.
