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A Nassau County judge has removed the court-ordered independent monitor from the Woodbury Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Judge’s toad removes ‘independent’ monitor from Woodbury Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

By Casey Fahrer

Pennsylvania state police said a Floral Park resident was killed in a single-car crash.

Floral Park native killed in Pennsylvania crash

By Casey Fahrer

Andrew Dykes, suspect in the 1997 death of Tanya Denise Jackson, known for many years as Peaches, appears in Nassau County courthouse before Judge Tammy Robbins on Friday, Jan.15, 2026 in Mineola.

Andrew Dykes seeks second defense lawyer in Tanya Jackson murder case

By Michael Malaszczyk

A former Nassau County probation officer was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a probationer he was supervising.

Ex-Nassau probation officer sentenced for having sexual relationship with person he was supervising

By Casey Fahrer

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, right, appears in front of Judge Tim Mazzei alongside his attorney, Michael J. Brown, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Alleged Gilgo Beach killer trial to start in September ‘come hell or high water,’ judge says

By Nicole Formisano

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly (pictured above) announced that a man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a child in Port Washington for over a decade.

Bronx man gets 25 years after sexually abusing child for over a decade

By Casey Fahrer

The owner of Teddy's Bully Bar was indicted after an alleged hit-and-run incident.

Business

Oyster Bay bar owner indicted after DWI hit and run

By Casey Fahrer

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced that Hempstead's Kane Moore pleaded guilty to a 2024 murder in a Hempstead parking lot.

Hempstead man pleads guilty to 2024 murder

By Casey Fahrer

A Bellerose man was charged with murdering his estranged wife in Herricks.

Bellerose man charged with murdering of estranged wife with cyanide in Herricks

By Casey Fahrer

A 21-year-old from East Meadow was killed by a bus carrying Hicksville School District middle schoolers on Old Country Road.

21-year-old fatally struck by school bus carrying Hicksville middle schoolers

By Casey Fahrer

Police are looking for three people connected to an alleged grand larceny at a Roslyn Heights temple.

Three suspects at large in Roslyn Heights temple theft

By Casey Fahrer

Vito Dambrosio, 30 of Seaford, was arraigned on murder charges after the alleged stabbing of his parents in Bethpage.

Seaford man arraigned on murder charges after parents’ stabbing

By Casey Fahrer

Empire Wind has filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration put a halt on several offshore wind projects in December.

Empire Wind files preliminary injunction over Trump administration’s offshore wind halt

By Casey Fahrer

Gov. Kathy Hochul has given clemency to 13 New Yorkers, including a Massapequa-native and somebody who was convicted of robbery in Oceanside.

Gov. Hochul gives clemency to 13, including a Massapequa resident and a person convicted of robbery in Oceanside

By Casey Fahrer

A Northwell Health building

Ex-Northwell employee filmed patients since 2005: DA

By Cameryn Oakes

The Town of Oyster Bay will pay over $5 million in the settlement of its lawsuit with Muslims on Long Island over the Masjid Al-Baqi mosque in Bethpage.

Business

Town of Oyster Bay to pay over $5M in mosque lawsuit fallout

By Casey Fahrer

A Valley Stream man was sentenced to 9 years in prison for sex trafficking, prostitution, and rape charges, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Valley Stream man sentenced to nine years in prison for sex trafficking, prostitution and rape of a minor

By Casey Fahrer

Evelyn Parks, 78, of Great Neck Plaza, has been reported by Nassau County Police.

Great Neck Plaza woman reported missing by police

By Casey Fahrer

The trial of former gubernatorial aide Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, is underway.

Bribery trial against aide Linda Sun to Hochul, Cuomo ends in mistrial

By Nina Pullano

A Baldwin man was sentenced to up to four years in prison for grand larcenies at several Home Depot locations.

Baldwin man sentenced for retail theft operation targeting several Home Depot locations

By Casey Fahrer

A former nursing home aide at a Glen Cove facility was sentenced for sexually assaulting two disabled residents, according to the state Attorney General Letitia James'office.

Ex-Cove nursing home aide sentenced to up to six years in prison

By Casey Fahrer

The Locust Valley School. District has sued multiple state officials regarding its gender policy.

Locust Valley School District sues state, trustee steps down

By Casey Fahrer

L.-R.: Tanya Jackson, who was known as Peaches; Tatiana Dykes, who was known as Baby Doe; and Andrew Dykes

Andrew Dykes charged with murder of ‘Peaches’ Tanya Jackson, but not their 3-year-old baby

By Nicole Formisano

An East Northport man was charged with fraudulently obtaining home improvement licenses from the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs.

Business

East Northport man charged with fraud in Nassau County

By Casey Fahrer

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