Nassau County Looks To Set Up Animal Abuse Registry
Gary Rogers with the Nassau SPCA said in the case of Miss Harper - the pit bull mix that had her leg and ears cut off - those charged were convicted of abusing another dog before that incident.
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Gary Rogers with the Nassau SPCA said in the case of Miss Harper - the pit bull mix that had her leg and ears cut off - those charged were convicted of abusing another dog before that incident.
Two people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside a commercial building Tuesday afternoon.
Kyle Howell, 20, of Westbury, claims two Nassau County cops viciously beat him during a routine traffic stop, breaking his nose and fracturing his face. Police said he tried to swallow a bag of marijuana.
Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous, according to a new federal scientific report. And those shining seas? Rising and costly, the report says.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. Tuesday on Hillwood Drive in Huntington Station.
A Long Island park has been closed after about 1,100 tractor-trailer truckloads of contaminated debris were dumped there, District Attorney Tom Spota said Tuesday.
Two men were shot and killed outside of a house on Belmont Parkway in Hempstead around 1 p.m. Monday.
Two people were shot and killed Monday afternoon in a residential neighborhood in Hempstead, police said.
The rebirth of Patchogue's downtown is coming with a price: a parking ticket blitz.
On Long Island - where early crops are normally going strong this time of year - there are delays that will soon impact prices.
Dr. Eric Jacobson faces 7 to 9 years in prison under a plea deal for illegally prescribing oxycodone and other powerful painkillers to scores of patients. If convicted at trial, he could have been sentenced to 20+ years in prison.
A Coast Guard cutter was on the water Monday looking for a 26-foot sailboat off Long Island after the boater reported Sunday it was taking on water.
The utility has made a number of upgrades to its system ahead of the hot and humid summer months.
The report said that there are fewer predominately white school districts and that minority students are mainly concentrated in high poverty districts.
Officials are concerned that the departure of LIRR President Helena Williams could cause problems for ongoing projects.
