Man bound cats with duct tape and dumped them in chute: Cops

Police on Long Island arrested a man who bound cats and kittens with duct tape, placed them in cardboard boxes and bedsheets and then dumped them down a trash chute, according to cops.

National Grid to pay fines and connect customers

National Grid, a utility company, has reached a deal with New York to pay penalities and connect customers.

Renovation underway on historic Long Island mansion

The Westbury House mansion in Old Westbury Gardens has been under renovation for over a year.

Thanksgiving open house: LI woman welcomes strangers for the holidays

Many people find themselves alone on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays. One woman from Long Island decided she didn't want to be alone so she invited strangers to join her for a holiday meal. It was the start of a tradition.

Navy vet, 51, found in Texas apartment, presumed dead for three years, medical examiner says

A Navy veteran living in Texas was found dead in his apartment last week after vanishing about three years ago, and the medical examiner’s office is now saying he’s been dead the whole time.

Shop owner personally delivers lost keys
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Diana Chong stopped at Bagels 101 in Middle Island on Saturday morning before she and her family headed to a Friendsgiving celebration in Pennsylvania. But they made the 185-mile trip in a 2016 Kia Sorento?without the car key. She called the bagel store and spoke to the manager, Vinny Proscia. Someone had turned in the keys. He offered to ship the fob but couldn't find a service that would get it there in time. Vinny didn't think twice about personally delivering the keys. He humbly accepted a thank you and a raincheck for a future Friendsgiving. Reported by Jodi Goldberg

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.

A lasting friendship
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Rosie Zona and Mary Ann Romano have been friends since their college days. 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.

Supreme Court hearing Long Island immigrant’s case for DACA

Eliana Fernandez, 31, came to America from Ecuador at the age of 14. The mother of two was granted protected under, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA in 2012, a program that protected her and nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and allowing them to work in the U.S. legally.

Long Island immigrant walks to Washington, D.C. to defend DACA
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Eliana Fernandez is one of nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who were shielded from deportation due to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Now, the program's future is in question as the Supreme Court decides whether the Trump administration's plan to end it followed federal law.

Dramatic video shows teens setting off explosions on Long Island

A dramatic video appears to show two teens using explosive devices to set off at least two explosions on Long Island.

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.

Nassau PD investigating video of teens setting off explosives in Farmingdale
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The Nassau County Police Department is investigating a video that appears to show two teenagers setting off explosives in a park believed to be in Farmingdale.

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.

Peconic Bay scallop crisis probe
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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.