Suffolk County Officials Sue OxyContin Makers, Say Drug Companies 'Pushed' Pain Pills On Public
The lawsuit alleges that the companies are misleading the public and doctors about the addictiveness of painkillers.
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The lawsuit alleges that the companies are misleading the public and doctors about the addictiveness of painkillers.
This year, there have been 13 fatalities caused by incident involving drunk drivers.
Eight beaches in New Jersey are now on alert after growing bacteria levels that make the water hazardous for swimming.
It happened just before 8 a.m. at a multi-story residential building on Shore Road near Long Beach Boulevard.
An elderly Long Island couple said they were counting their blessings on Tuesday night, after an alleged robber roughed up the 91 and 87-year-old during a violent home invasion.
A Long Island couple had just moments to avoid a head-on crash with an oncoming car.
The National Weather Service says a high rip current risk remains in effect through Tuesday evening at beaches in Brooklyn, southern Queens, southern Nassau and southern Suffolk counties.
Denis Cullen, 23, pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his mother, 63-year-old Elizabeth Cullen, whose body was found outside her home in Cold Spring Harbor on Aug. 17.
Two women have been seriously injured after authorities say their personal watercraft struck a bridge on Long Island.
A Long Island teenager has been arrested after jumping off a Fire Island ferry boat Monday night, according to authorities.
An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured after police said he fell 30 feet from an escalator at a Long Island mall.
A man was dead Monday, after he and another man were pulled from the water off of Long Beach. Police said a 26-year-old from Brooklyn was dead, and another suffered minor injuries.
Authorities are investigating after an elevated wooden deck collapsed behind a Long Island home, injuring two people during a college party.
Suffolk County Police are asking for the public's help identifying an elderly woman who was found wandering around Greenlawn Sunday afternoon.
Police say Jillian Bellows, 36, of Hampton Bays was swerving and driving erratically on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 39 in Old Westbury when she was pulled over at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday night.
