Water Woes In Nassau County: Frustrated Residents Look To Stop Flow Of Rising Rates
More than 100,000 Long Island residents were experiencing water woes with the threat of bills getting bigger yet again.
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More than 100,000 Long Island residents were experiencing water woes with the threat of bills getting bigger yet again.
Property taxes are out of control – it's a common complaint. But in Nassau County, the outcry is about more than just the amount of taxes.
Thousands of Nassau County homeowners could be getting back money they feared they'd lost in an alleged tax scam.
A shock was in the mail for thousands of senior citizens on fixed incomes. Property tax relief that they've counted on for more than a decade expired without notice.
The Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums band was chosen as one of only 40 groups to march at the presidential inauguration Friday.
Nassau County police said a box truck collided with a car on the westbound side of the highway around 8 p.m. Friday.
Police say the car, believed to be stolen, was traveling on the Northern State Parkway when it was spotted by a state trooper in a marked car who had read the license plate and called for back up.
Nassau County law enforcement police union president James Carver says Oyster Bay's high-profile corruption scandals have him eyeing the Town Supervisor position.
Authorities say the vehicle -- a 2010 Honda sedan -- was heading eastbound on the Northern State Parkway when it passed a New York State trooper with a license plate reader near exit 25 just before 6:00 p.m.
As WCBS 880's Mike Xirinachs reports, Glen Cove Animal Rescue will receive an extra thousand dollars a month to catch and neuter feral cats.
Investigators reminded residents that postal workers, oil deliveries, UPS, and Fed Ex should not be asking to come into your home. The water company is no different.
According to authorities, 39-year-old Renee Caporale of Oakdale removed credit cards from a male patient's wallet which was in the closet of his hospital room.
According to police, the man took the toothpaste from a Walgreen's on Henry Street in Freeport shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
The Nassau County Police Department tells CBS2 that people at the mall originally said there was a shooting but those reports have since been discredited.
Three men posing as water company workers carried badges and had a convincing tale to dupe an unsuspecting Long Island couple.
It happened on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead around 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Current and former employees of the Hempstead Animal Shelter have filed a lawsuit against the town supervisor and shelter director Michael Pastore, alleging it's a "haven for cronyism" where animals -- referred to as inventory -- suffer.
Authorities responded to Nassau County Community College Friday evening after a student notified security that he discovered multiple swastikas along with the words "Germany" and "Heil Hitler" drawn with a black marker inside a men's restroom.
Police in Nassau County are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Rockville Center Friday afternoon.
The sale of counterfeit goods is a $250 billion industry, with consumers tempted at this time of year by designer fakes at bargain prices.
Nassau County legislators voted to approve the additional $55 traffic violation fee, which is significantly less than the $105 fee originally proposed.
Nassau County authorities responded Monday to anonymous bomb threats against schools.
Convenience store employees in Long Island are on edge after what authorities call a "worrisome attack" following a robbery Sunday night.
After going back and forth with residents, the Nassau County Republican legislators have changed a proposed $105 fee to a $55 dollar fee added on for only traffic tickets.
Police in Nassau County say they nabbed a pair of suspected home burglars who are believed to be connected to dozens of break-ins.
