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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas says retired Detective Karan Young helped her boyfriend operate his heroin ring that netted about $170,000 every week.
The Nassau County man finally received the recognition and respect he was due seven decades after he risked his life for his country.
Giovanni Santiago, 20, was arraigned Friday on charges of criminal mischief, aggravated cruelty to animals and overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said.
As spawning season kicks into high gear, thousands are getting trapped by dams as they make their way towards fresh water.
In all, more than three dozen suspects have been nabbed over the last two days in what officials are calling one of the largest drug busts in Long Island's history.
This is the latest incident in a rash of robberies targeting Carvel, Dunkin' Donuts and Subway restaurant locations across Long Island.
Nassau County prosecutors are calling it the largest narcotics takedown in Long Island history. They say the heroin ring operated along Route 110 in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Noisy trucks are barreling through residential Long Island neighborhoods, even though they're banned.
There have been many calls from Democrats for Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to stop down after his arrest on corruption charges.
Police say the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of North Park Avenue and Sunrise Highway.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday as the victim was getting into her car in a parking lot of a Walmart on Old Country Road.
Police say the unsolved crimes began more than six weeks ago. But is the latest incident a copycat or part of a continuing, disturbing pattern?
School officials say the man has struck in the blocks surrounding the Hempstead campus. Students say they're disturbed by the potential threat.
Police said the suspect, believed to be responsible for multiple robberies in Nassau County, demanded money from the register and then fled with an unknown about of cash.
Nassau County Police say the latest incident is the fourth of its kind just in the last month.
Tommy Vladim Alvarado-Ventura, 31, was charged with predatory sexual assault of a child, attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police say the man entered the ice cream store on Hicksville Road in Bethpage just before 10 p.m., pulled out the knife and demanded cash from a 19-year-old behind the counter.
Erblin Sllamniku speaks no English, but it didn't require an interpreter to read his smiles and hugs as doctors, students, and volunteers from Gift of Life brought him and his father to Long Island.
Police say they later found the man at a nearby 7-Eleven. Investigators say he admitted to taking the ambulance.
A man charged last week is now believed to also be responsible for a rape late last year, and his line of work has police sounding a warning to the community.
Town officials say the garage is safe, but workers have quickly started shoring up some of the cracks.
Just after 9:30 a.m. in Nassau County, the vehicle of a suspect being pursued by State Police went flying into the air, smashing upside down into trees and a fence protecting several neighborhood homes.
30-year-old Brittany Schmidt and her 29-year-old husband Vincent Fina of Brooklyn turned themselves in two weeks after they were first arrested for using a five-year-old cancer patient's photo to collect money for a fake funeral.
Authorities say the victims, including a 5-year-old boy, were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide at a home on Elmont Road in North Valley Stream at around 7:30 p.m.
Workers swept up giant shards of glass outside the Verizon store in Jericho as dazed employees stood by, stunned by the wild noon-time accident.
With such a humid airmass in place by then, some locations may receive rainfall amounts exceeding 2 inches.
Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league victory lead with 16.
A 69-year-old woman was struck by a stray bullet and taken to a local hospital, where she died.
Will Thilly is running as an independent for Cranford Township Committee. It's his third time running.
A host of scathing product reviews on Amazon got the online giant's attention, which tipped off the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.
With such a humid airmass in place by then, some locations may receive rainfall amounts exceeding 2 inches.
A 69-year-old woman was struck by a stray bullet and taken to a local hospital, where she died.
The 17th Avenue pedestrian bridge reconstruction is now at least two years behind schedule.
The proposal has hundreds of liquor store owners on edge, who say the plan could come at too high a cost.
A frightening home invasion robbery in New Rochelle on Wednesday has some in the community on edge.
With such a humid airmass in place by then, some locations may receive rainfall amounts exceeding 2 inches.
NYC and the surrounding area could see rain showers or storms this afternoon into the evening commute.
It's back to a summery feel on Thursday.
As rain chances go up, so too will humidity levels, making it feel more like summer again.
Labor Day is here, and the beautiful stretch of weather continues to close out the holiday weekend around NYC.
With such a humid airmass in place by then, some locations may receive rainfall amounts exceeding 2 inches.
Will Thilly is running as an independent for Cranford Township Committee. It's his third time running.
Superintendent Laurie Newell said Thursday the district has been hosting job fairs this summer, and will continue outreach this fall.
The trail is used by people who walk their dogs and cyclists, and police say the tacks and the spikes were meant to do harm.
Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown, N.J. says its newly added 24-hour silent retreat is booked six months in advance.
A host of scathing product reviews on Amazon got the online giant's attention, which tipped off the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.
It happened just days before she was set to welcome her kindergarten class for the new school year.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was linked to his alleged victims using DNA testing known as whole genome sequencing, prosecutors say.
Police on Long Island say officers shot and killed 33-year-old James Rosano after he pointed a BB gun at them overnight in Carle Place.
Long Island business owners who went out of their way to pay bills the safe way, or so they thought, received a warning on Tuesday. Their mail got stolen anyway.
Democrat Zohran Mamdani challenged President Trump to a debate in NYC after Andrew Cuomo called for a series of debates in the mayor's race.
New York's attorney general is appealing the ruling that slashed President Trump's half-billion-dollar penalty in his civil fraud case.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
The Texas state Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that would make it easier to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state.
Students will lose access to their personal electronic devices from bell to bell. That includes phones, smartwatches and tablets.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
New York City's investigation into a deadly Legionnaires' disease cluster in Central Harlem is over, the city Health Department says.
New Jersey government agencies are urging precautions against the mosquito-borne illness after multiple positive cases in humans.
No new cases have been reported in the impacted ZIP codes — 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039 — since Aug. 13.
New York City health officials are investigating cases of Legionnaires' disease at an apartment building in the Bronx.
A jury has ruled in favor of Cardi B in a lawsuit where a security guard accused her of assault during the rapper's first pregnancy.
Canadian First Nations actor Graham Greene died at 73 after a lengthy illness, his representative told CBS News.
The 58-year-old chef said in a social media post that he had a Basal cell carcinoma removed from his skin.
"Concert Joe" fills his Bay Ridge apartment with memorabilia from five decades of live music obsession.
The English rock band Oasis landed in the NYC area for two concerts this Labor Day weekend in New Jersey.
Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league victory lead with 16.
The Koch family has agreed to purchase a 10% stake of the New York Giants, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press.
The Houston Astros rallied for an 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.
Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and scored twice to help the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 6-2.
The news of Alijah Vera-Tucker's potentially serious injury came Wednesday, just four days before the season opener against Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers.
The 17th Avenue pedestrian bridge reconstruction is now at least two years behind schedule.
The history of Caribbean immigrants who helped shape Jamaica, Queens is on display at the King Manor Museum.
Nearly two dozen families at the Farragut Houses in Downtown Brooklyn say they've been forced to trek to the post office twice a week after a faulty lock left their building's mailbox panel unusable.
"Concert Joe" fills his Bay Ridge apartment with memorabilia from five decades of live music obsession.
As developers tout jobs and investment, opponents warn of displacement, addiction and strained infrastructure.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for September 4 at 11 p.m.
Thursday, the wedding website "The Knot" created a pop-up in Madison Square Park resembling the backyard garden where Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift.
We're getting our first look at plans to revamp the 79th Street Boat Basin, which has been closed since 2021.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in the hot seat at a Senate committee hearing Thursday. The health secretary faced more than three hours of grilling over his controversial position on vaccines and turmoil at the CDC. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The FDNY says the elevators weren't working when crews were trying to battle a fire on the 19th floor of a building in East Harlem on Wednesday. One woman died.
