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Stunning charges have been levied against a doctor accused of causing the deaths of two of his patients. In a federal indictment, the Long Island physician is charged with over-prescribing deadly doses of OxyContin.
Investigators said there were no signs of foul play when 18-year-old sophomore Harsha Maddula's body was found in the water in Wilmette Harbor around 7 p.m. Thursday, the school said in a statement posted on its website.
"I can't wait to just be with my son, my fiancée and just continue my life," Ralph Lettieri said. "It's a great day, I couldn't be any happier. I waited for this day for the longest time."
An alligator was found crawling on the front lawn of a home on Moriches Drive in Mastic Beach Friday morning.
Patrons expressed concern that the Arowana fish, which has grown to more than 2-feet-long, was too big to move around in his small tank at TOMO Restaurant in Jackson Heights.
Residents of one Long Island town can kiss the days of circling for a parking spot at the train station goodbye.
The Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island received more than 100 applications from people hoping to adopt Joey.
The search for missing Northwestern University student Harsha Maddula has ended. Late Thursday night, school officials announced that Maddula's body had been found in a harbor area between two boats.
Guns, explosives, box cutters, none of them should make it onto a commercial airplane. But security agents at John F. Kennedy International airport say they could be.
A law to ban skateboarders? That's what being proposed in one Long Island community, where residents worry someone is going to get hurt.
Even as Suffolk County suffers with a multi-million dollar budget deficit, the new top cop is collecting six figures, and he has a defender.
Northwestern University sophomore Harsha Maddula has been missing since Saturday. The 18-year-old was last seen around 12:30 a.m. following an off-campus party with friends.
Norman Weissman recently saw the scene after coming home from vacation. The FAA, however, says there is no evidence linking the gaping hole in his home to blue ice falling.
Harsha Maddula vanished Saturday around 12:30 a.m. following an off-campus party with friends near Northwestern University outside Chicago.
A student athlete at Babylon High School is being treated at home with antibiotics after being diagnosed with MRSA.
