New charges in crackdown on violent Long Island gangs

Federal authorities have unsealed a new indictment in the continuing crackdown against violent gangs on Long Island.

Disabled children go surfing on Long Island

Surf's up at Skudin Surf in Long Beach where patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery spent the day on the sand. And it is just as special for the parents as it is for the kids.

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Surf's up at Skudin Surf in Long Beach where patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery spent the day on the sand. And it is just as special for the parents as it is for the kids. Many of the kids are paralyzed on land, but in the water, they're just like everyone else. Cerebral palsy didn't stop Alexandria Vega from catching the big one. She said this was her first time surfing on a surf board instead of a boogie board.

Three women beaten to death with hammer in Long Island home

Homicide detectives on Long Island are investigating the deaths of three people found inside a Hempstead home.

Ice cream flash-frozen in front of you

It's an ice cream shop without the freezers but some say it looks more like a science lab because the sweet treats are made on the spot using liquid nitrogen. 

Student killed by log during football training

A student at a Long Island high school died after suffering an injury during football practice on Thursday morning.

Bill would require opioid warning at pharmacies in Nassau

If you fill a prescription for oxycodone or any other opioid, a Long Island legislator wants you to see a specific notice posted in pharmacies throughout Nassau County.  

Summer of Hell: Amtrak says crews making progress at Penn Station

The so-called Summer of Hell is half over. Amtrak's chief engineer said crews are 50-percent complete and that some of the work is running a bit ahead of schedule. After labor day, the weekday work ends and the weekend work begins.

Long Island lifeguard honored for 50 years of saving lives

Applause and admiration for man most deserving: Captain John McGovern, 68, has saved countless lives since joining the Tobay Beach lifeguards in Oyster Bay in 1967. On Friday, he was honored for 50 years of service.

Long Island lifeguard honored
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Applause and admiration for a man most deserving: Captain John McGovern, 68, has saved countless lives since joining the Tobay Beach lifeguards in Oyster Bay in 1967. On Friday, he was honored for 50 years of service.

Scientists predict 8 hurricanes for rest of Atlantic season

Two months into the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, not one tropical storm has strengthened into a hurricane. But don't get complacent. The Atlantic could still see as many as eight hurricanes form in the Atlantic before the season ends in November, according to one predictor.

8-year-old receives device that acts like artificial pancreas

Not many people like going to the doctor, but for 8-year-old Jack Gilfedder, he's known his doctor, Jennifer Osipoff, for most of his life. 

Long Island teen ID'd in accidental shooting

A teenager playing with a gun accidentally killed himself on Wednesday according to police on Long Island.

Lawyer: ICE nabs students over unfair MS-13 label

Between April and May, a number of immigrant 15- and 16-year-old students from El Salvador and Guatemala have been suspended from Bellport High School in Suffolk County, Long Island. They were suspended on allegations of ties to the gang MS-13, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Mystery woman at Long Island hospital

Police on Long Island are hoping someone can help identify a woman who does not know who she is.