This Long Island league plays softball after midnight
You'd typically play a softball game during the day but one league starts when most people are fast asleep.
You'd typically play a softball game during the day but one league starts when most people are fast asleep.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake hits off Long Island coast
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in the Atlantic Ocean about 33 miles southeast of Southampton, New York, at about 7:22 a.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was measured at about 4.4 miles deep.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in the Atlantic Ocean about 33 miles southeast of Southampton, New York, at about 7:22 a.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was measured at about 4.4 miles deep.
15 nurses at Long Island hospital's NICU and labor unit are pregnant
Is pregnancy contagious? Fox 5 met 14 of the 15 pregnant women who all work as nurses at NYU Winthrop Hospital in the labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care units. They are due to give birth between now and October.
Is pregnancy contagious? Fox 5 met 14 of the 15 pregnant women who all work as nurses at NYU Winthrop Hospital in the labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care units. They are due to give birth between now and October.
Man arrested for threatening woman with pitchfork
Police on Long Island arrested a man after they say he threatened a woman with a pitchfork.
Police on Long Island arrested a man after they say he threatened a woman with a pitchfork.
Thousands of fish poured into Long Island lakes, rivers for recreational fishing
Thousands of fish are being offloaded into small trucks to be distributed into ponds, lakes, and rivers throughout Long Island as part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's stocking program to enhance recreational fishing.
Thousands of fish are being offloaded into small trucks to be distributed into ponds, lakes, and rivers throughout Long Island as part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's stocking program to enhance recreational fishing.
Missing teen with autism located
UPDATE: Police say that Daniel Velez has been located.
UPDATE: Police say that Daniel Velez has been located.
Recovering patient thanks fellow LIRR commuter who saved him
Brad Wieboldt is lucky to be alive after suffering a massive heart attack on a Long Island Rail Road train two weeks ago.
Brad Wieboldt is lucky to be alive after suffering a massive heart attack on a Long Island Rail Road train two weeks ago.
Creative activities for New Yorkers with autism and developmental disabilities
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, or FREE, is a nonprofit organization that supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At least a quarter of whom are diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, or FREE, is a nonprofit organization that supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At least a quarter of whom are diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
Long Islanders upset over FEMA's flood insurance reform
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to put what he calls their under-the-radar Risk Rating 2.0 plan to reform the National Flood Insurance Program on hold until critical questions are answered.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to put what he calls their under-the-radar Risk Rating 2.0 plan to reform the National Flood Insurance Program on hold until critical questions are answered.
Women supporting women in New York's restaurant scene
In a world dominated by men, women in New York are putting their best "food" forward.
In a world dominated by men, women in New York are putting their best "food" forward.
Mobile units can quickly respond to stroke patients on Long Island
Stroke is the most time-sensitive diagnosis in medicine so doctors at Stony Brook Medicine hope their two new state-of-the-art mobile stroke units will increase the likelihood of a patient's full recovery.
Stroke is the most time-sensitive diagnosis in medicine so doctors at Stony Brook Medicine hope their two new state-of-the-art mobile stroke units will increase the likelihood of a patient's full recovery.
Hospital volunteers cuddle newborns in NICU
Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Long Island, has more than two dozen volunteers whose job is to hold and soothe babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Long Island, has more than two dozen volunteers whose job is to hold and soothe babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
'Angels' help save life of LIRR heart attack victim
A Long Island man who was unresponsive for six days after suffering a heart attack on an LIRR train woke up not remembering a thing about the incident.
A Long Island man who was unresponsive for six days after suffering a heart attack on an LIRR train woke up not remembering a thing about the incident.
Woman severely injured by hurled frozen turkey dies
A New Yorker who urged leniency for the teenager who nearly killed her in 2004 by throwing a frozen turkey through her car windshield has died. Victoria Ruvolo was 59.
A New Yorker who urged leniency for the teenager who nearly killed her in 2004 by throwing a frozen turkey through her car windshield has died. Victoria Ruvolo was 59.
New York powerlifter brings home gold from Special Olympics
Angel Athenas knows what being a champion is like. The 34-year-old athlete, who has autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder, just brought home a quartet of gold medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, winning her weight division in female powerlifting.
Angel Athenas knows what being a champion is like. The 34-year-old athlete, who has autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder, just brought home a quartet of gold medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, winning her weight division in female powerlifting.
Shearing sheep for fiber artists
Some sheep on Long Island had a spa day.
Some sheep on Long Island had a spa day.
Downed power lines cause major LIRR problems
Some live power lines fell on train tracks on Long Island, causing service disruptions on the Long Island Rail Road on Monday.
Some live power lines fell on train tracks on Long Island, causing service disruptions on the Long Island Rail Road on Monday.
Bus driver accused of kissing teen rider
A Long Island man faces child endangerment charges after police say he tried to kiss a student who was riding on his bus.
A Long Island man faces child endangerment charges after police say he tried to kiss a student who was riding on his bus.
Plastic bag use plummets with fees, report finds
A new report claims that shoppers on Long Island are using more than a billion fewer plastic bags due to a fee to use them went into effect a year ago.
A new report claims that shoppers on Long Island are using more than a billion fewer plastic bags due to a fee to use them went into effect a year ago.
Affordable housing units being built on Long Island
Construction is underway on two affordable housing developments on the East End of Long Island. In Speonk, 38 multi-family units will be ready for rent in time for the summer and in Riverhead, work on more than 100 units is expected to be finished by this time next year.
Construction is underway on two affordable housing developments on the East End of Long Island. In Speonk, 38 multi-family units will be ready for rent in time for the summer and in Riverhead, work on more than 100 units is expected to be finished by this time next year.