Long Island

The FBI is speaking to a veteran regarding his claim that Rep. George Santos stole thousands of dollars that had been raised to pay for surgery for his dying service dog, according to NBC News.

Embattled Rep. George Santos won’t accept key congressional committee assignments amid ongoing ethics and campaign finance-related investigations, the Republican told colleagues — and his office confirmed — Tuesday.

Two senior women and a man got stuck in a gaping sinkhole in a Long Island front yard Thursday, authorities say. Suffolk County cops say they initially responded to a home in Huntington Station just after 6 a.m. for a report of a woman stuck in a hole in the ground. When they arrived, they found her — and two…

The Nassau County GOP is expected to release a statement Tuesday on the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., who admitted a day ago that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.

George Santos, who won NY’s 3rd congressional district on Long Island, appears to have fabricated work and education experience prior to his win.

A man who was serving in the Air National Guard died after he fell while snowboarding at an indoor ski park inside a New Jersey mall, officials and family members said.

Mimi the cat went missing 10 years ago on Long Island and despite her family’s best efforts, she’s been lost to them for the past decade. The Price family searched and searched — putting up flyers around town and contacting local veterinarians — but eventually they gave up hope of ever seeing their beloved cat again.

Richard Cottingham has claimed to be responsible for up to 100 murders. Prosecutors say Diane Cusick was one of them.

A 31-year-old man landed in the hospital Saturday night after an argument with his roommate over loud music escalated to a physical assault, Long Island police said.

A Long Island cable repairman allegedly helped an armed suspect hide in his company van from police officers looking for him. But that choice is also what led to both men getting arrested — because the work van had a camera inside that recorded their entire conversation.

A Long Island home has been condemned and its owner arrested after more than 300 animals and 100,000 roaches were allegedly found on her property, officials said Tuesday.

A 20-year-old Long Island native and minor league pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies has died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team’s head of player development announced Thursday. Corey Phelan, of Greenlawn, was an undrafted free agent out of Harborfields High School who signed with the squad in 2020. He gave up just one run while pitching nine...

A 31-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested in an alleged $40 million counterfeit goods scheme, manufacturing fake Gucci, Chanel, Prada and other high-end labels out of the boutique she owns, Nassau County police said Tuesday.

Federal agents were seen carrying out boxes from a Park Avenue apartment belonging to a Russian billionaire oligarch, who recently had his yacht seized and the U.S. believes has significant ties to Vladimir Putin.. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Viktor Vekselberg, a billionaire and close Vladimir Putin ally, had his superyacht seized off the coast of Italy in early April in the first U.S. sanction-related seizure stemming from the Ukraine crisis.

It wasn’t clear if the goose was hurt in the two-day ordeal but it was seen moving around in a laundry basket after the rescue.

A United States postal worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing Costco rewards checks from the Long Island mail facility where he worked, authorities say. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

For what it at least the fifth time this summer, a surfer on Long Island was bitten by a shark while in the waters on a hot day.

A message in a bottle turned up on Long Island. Turns out, it was sent as a desperate plea for companionship during COVID lockdowns at the height of the pandemic — and the message is resonating with millions.

A 47-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting one police officer with a crutch she was using and spitting at others after they pulled her son over for driving with a suspended license, authorities said Tuesday. Melinda Medina was arrested a day earlier, in Levittown, around 2 p.m. According to detectives, officers stopped Medina’s 20-year-old son...