Vaccines for Nassau County veterans

Nassau University Medical Center and Nassau Veterans Service Agency are partnering to vaccinate vulnerable veterans.

Riders want LIRR to restore service sooner

After backlash from riders and elected officials, the LIRR is reverting to its previous train schedule on March 29. But some say that isn't soon enough.

Police officers deliver baby in car on Long Island

Two police officers delivered a baby girl in a vehicle on the side of a Long Island road on Wednesday morning.    

Toddler killed, child injured in Long Island house fire

A toddler was killed and a four-year-old was among the injured in a house fire on Long Island early Wednesday, authorities said.

Catholic diocese raises concerns over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The Diocese of Rockville Centre claims the vaccine is the result of research originally derived from aborted fetal tissue specimens in the 1970s.

Long Island mother of 5 dies from coronavirus

A Long Island woman who was pregnant with her 6th child when she caught the coronavirus has passed away.

Suffolk County Police save cat, dog from burning house

A pair of Suffolk County Police officers saved a dog and a cat from a burning home in Central Islip on Friday afternoon.

Long Island woman sentenced for death of anti-gang activist

A judge sentenced a Patchogue woman to nine months in jail for her conviction for criminally negligent homicide in the 2018 death of Evelyn Rodriguez. 

DA: Long Island doctor murdered patients by writing prescriptions

A doctor from Long Island is accused of writing prescriptions for opioid addicts that he met in a parking lot, a donut shop, and an empty Radio Shack.

2 Suffolk County police officers suspended for kicking handcuffed man

Two Suffolk County police officers seen kicking a suspect multiple times while he was handcuffed on the ground have been suspended without pay and are the subjects of a criminal investigation, authorities announced Tuesday.

Horse statue beheaded on Long Island.

A group beheaded a horse statue on Long Island and stole the head.

Suffolk County men arrested for selling fake Texas license plates

The suspects allegedly would obtain and illegally sell temporary Texas license plates to local buyers and would advertise them on social media, including on Craigslist and Facebook.

Mishap leaves Long Island vaccine recipients in limbo

At least 80 New Yorkers are being asked to get their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine again after the shots were stored at the wrong temperature.

Man dies in grave collapse on Long Island

A Long Island cemetery worker was killed in a grave collapse on Thursday morning.

Some in New York forced to revaccinate after vaccine dosages mishandled

The New York State Health Department says some doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given out at the Jones Beach vaccination site could be ineffective.