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Police said in addition to the two small children, their mother Kayla Kimble and her 6-year-old son Markus Maduro, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police found 32 cellphones and drivers licenses belonging to 16 different women during a search of the defendant, Raul Guaman's home. Law enforcement authorities called him a possible serial sexual predator.

The former Suffolk County executive asserts in a brief that publication of the long-secret deal that ended his political career would have a 'chilling effect' on future settlements.

Kenneth Butterfield's legacy included investing in infrastructure projects such as the town-operated bus system, commuter parking garage, senior housing and services and expansion of parks.

With only two dozen streets, Greenvale is known for Wheatley Plaza. Homes range from $500,000 to the millions.

Amos Goodman, who was charged in 2018 for submitting what investigators said were nominating petitions with forged signatures, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.

The male victim drove to South Shore University Hospital for treatment, Suffolk police say.

Suffolk police say they want to rule out that the blast on Sunday morning was a test run for criminal activities. 

As more cases emerge globally, Dr. Bruce Farber, chief of infectious diseases at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, said the new variant has signs of being worse than the delta variant.

Temperatures will remain chilly, but with a milder Thursday is predicted with temperatures in the 50s, forecasters say.

Catherine Vasquez, the owner of three-month-old Zushi, confirmed, in a text, that her puppy was back home. The dog was stolen during a burglary between 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, according to Suffolk police.

"Some viruses mutate more than others," said Dr. Betty Diamond, director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, referring to COVID-19's new variant, omicron.

Officer Timothy Thrane no longer requires life support or a ventilator, according to Dr. James Vosswinkel, the chief of trauma surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital.

The federal court's denial means former Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota and his former top aide Christopher McPartland will have to report to prison next week.

A group of residents in Amityville is demanding the village address ongoing issues with Avon Lake, which they say has fallen into disrepair. Mayor Dennis Siry says, "We are working on this and we know it's a problem we have to fix."

Southold Supervisor Scott Russell told Newsday while he likes the bike share program, the design and size of Southold's roads could make implementation difficult.

An eastbound driver on the service road of Sunrise Highway was killed when his vehicle crossed the grass median and crashed into a concrete wall in West Islip, Suffolk police said.

The town has set a goal of deriving the community's electricity needs through renewable sources by 2025 and becoming carbon neutral by 2040.

The increase in COVID-19 cases and positivity rates this autumn has roughly mirrored the pattern from last fall, while the omicron variant represents "a whole new wild card," an infectious disease specialist said.

Police are seeking information about a boat seen leaving Fox Island about the time of the explosion Sunday that sparked 911 calls from residents.