Small airplane makes emergency landing on Long Island beach

A single-engine airplane made a landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, Long Island after the pilot reported an engine failure.

Long Island man pleads guilty to drugged driving crash that killed father, 3 kids

A Long Island man pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated vehicular homicide charges after a drugged-driving crash killed a father and his three children last year.

LI body parts case: Victims involved in knifepoint robbery before murders, prosecutors say

Steven Brown and Amanda Wallace are expected to face additional charges at a court appearance in Riverhead in connection to human body parts found scattered across parts of Babylon and Bethpage on Long Island.

Long Island disability advocates protest New York's Medicaid cuts

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to cut down on the number oif fiscal intermediaries in the the Medicaid-funded Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP.

Long Island woman accused of fleeing in police car after fatal DWI crash

Rachel Lodice, of Jericho, was driving on Hicksville Road in Massapequa, Long Island when she struck another vehicle traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway, the Nassau County Police Department said.

Boy with rare blood disorder receives new life-changing gene therapy treatment

Yusuf Saeed, an 8-year-old born with a rare genetic blood disorder called thalassemia, received a new and transformative gene therapy treatment at Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Long Island.

Student run cafe at Patchogue-Medford High School empowers special needs pupils

A group of special education students on Long Island are learning new career skills as their school is now home to a commercial kitchen which helps them prepare for jobs in the culinary field.

Uncertain future looms for Amityville elementary school as district eyes cuts

There are growing concerns over the possible closure of an elementary school in Amityville, Long Island. The district says their hand may be forced by budget deficits.

Nassau County Exec. Bruce Blakeman pitches deputizing private citizens

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has pitched a plan to deputize private citizens for emergency situations drawing criticism that he is creating a "militia."

Long Island doctor killed in moving trailer incident during eclipse journey

Authorities say a Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse with her family fell out of a moving trailer on a highway and died.

Grand jury blames Suffolk County CPS in Thomas Valva's death

A grand jury report into the death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva has concluded that Suffolk County CPS failed to protect the boy who ultimately froze to death after being forced to sleep outside in a garage on a cold January night in 2020.