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.

Joey Buttafuoco tells Dr. Oz he was injected with heroin as a child

 Joey Buttafuoco first made headlines 28 years ago when his teenage lover shot his wife in the face at their home on Long Island.

Nassau Police: Man arrested again after release under bail reform

A New York man released under the state's new bail reform law after he allegedly crashed into a police car was arrested again, authorities said.

Strong winds hit NYC region

A  weather system blamed for five deaths in the South has moved into the northeastern United States and was expected to bring fierce winds to the New York City region.

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. 

Long Island law enforcement officials criticize NY bail reform law after killing of witness
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Law enforcement officials on Long Island are criticizing New York's new bail reform law after they say it contributed to a victim and witness in a gang-involved case being murdered.

Long Island man exonerated of murdering his parents to become lawyer

A New York man who spent 17 years in prison for the murders of his parents before his conviction was thrown out is expected to be sworn in as a lawyer on Wednesday.

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.