Long Island candlelight vigil honors lives lost to drug, opioid overdoses

The vigil coincided with International Overdose Awareness Day, a globally recognized initiative aimed at dispelling the stigma surrounding opioid and substance use disorders.

Gunman shoots girl, 3, during Ridge standoff, then fatally shoots himself

According to police, detectives went to an apartment on Ticonderoga Court to investigate a murder that happened back in June in Central Islip.

Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

A former Long Island police chief who once led the Gilgo Beach killings investigation and later went to prison for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex at a park.

Heuermann showing little emotion in jail, has no contact with other inmates

It has been just over a month since Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann was arrested. In that time, he’s gone through an evolution behind bars, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.

Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center opens on Long Island

The center is also waiting on a high-tech microscope to give doctors the ability to identify ticks and place images of them in a patient’s medical record.

Gilgo Beach murder victim identified nearly 30 years after she went missing

The Suffolk County crime lab linked two sets of remains known as ‘Fire Island Jane Doe’ and, 27 years later, she has now been identified as Karen Vergata.

Long Island man treads water for 5 hours, creates makeshift flag before ocean rescue

A 63-year-old man from Long Island was rescued Monday after treading water for five hours and making a makeshift flag using his shirt and a broken fishing pole to flag down rescuers. 

Gilgo Beach murders: Rex Heuermann neighbors demand enhanced security

Homeowners around the Massapequa Park home of Rex Heuermann said their neighborhood has felt more like a movie set with cameras and crews flooding their streets.

Gilgo Beach murders: Everything we know in the case against Rex Heuermann

Rex Heuermann is charged with first and second degree murder in connection with the deaths of three victims – Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He’s said to also be a prime suspect in a fourth.

Gilgo Beach suspect's wife allegedly told cops: 'Ok, it is what it is'

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison recalled the moments after Rex Heuermann's arrest, including what he did -- and didn't -- say to police.

'No end in sight' for Gilgo Beach murders investigation

Over in Amityville, police taped off two facilities where investigators searched storage lockers linked to Heuermann.

Gilgo Beach murders: Suffolk County DA details Rex Heuermann’s arrest

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney joined Good Day New York with details about the special task force and investigation that led to the arrest of Heuermann.

Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect charged with killing 3 victims

Police say phone records and DNA from a discarded pizza crust led them to charge a Long Island architect with the murders of three of the 11 victims from a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders.

Gilgo Beach murders: Who is the suspect, Rex Heuermann?

The suspect was taken into custody in Massapequa late Thursday, the official said. Investigators, some in protective suits, searched his home Friday.