Prosecutors say DNA obtained from a discarded straw has led to the indictment of a man accused of sexually assaulting and ...

The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified ...

A nor'easter that's bearing down on the NYC area continues to cause flooding concerns today for Long Island and New Jersey.

Testing proved that a Long Island woman had been exposed to the mosquito-borne virus, which is more commonly seen in the ...

The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the ...

One estimate puts the loss of federal employee wages alone at 1% of Long Island's total GDP for as long as the shutdown lasts ...

The New York Times sent a wide-ranging survey to the candidates for mayor about the big issues facing New York City and what ...

A discarded smoothie cup was the critical piece of evidence in the nearly 41-year-old murder case that Nassau County District ...

A mosquito-borne virus more common in South America has been detected in the United States. Health officials say the ...

The Nassau County district attorney's office charged Richard Bilodeau, 63, with second degree murder in the death of ...

New York health officials on Tuesday confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya ...