Long Island

Three local leaders of the MS-13 street gang have pleaded guilty to their roles in nine killings involving machetes and guns in the New York City suburbs. Federal prosecutors say Kevin Torres pleaded guilty Friday to racketeering charges for his role in the killings that happened from 2016 to 2017. Torres was the regional leader for a gang clique operating...

Police on Long Island are investigating the circumstances of an unusual robbery after two 17-year-olds were allegedly beaten and had their heads shaved Friday evening. The two teenaged victims were at the Crocus Drive Playground in Syosset where they had planned to meet up with “three other male juveniles,” according to Nassau County officials. When the two boys got to…

A second man was arrested in the kidnapping of a teen girl on Long Island who was held captive on a boat for weeks.

It was a disturbing case on Long Island: A 14-year-old girl was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. She was eventually found on a boat, and now there are new details about what happened to her and a second arrest in the case. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A woman who jumped into a Long Island canal in an effort to save her runaway dog ended up needing help herself to escape the frigid waters.

How far would you go to save your dog? See what a Long Island woman did that nearly cost her her life. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Central American gang MS-13 has terrorized parts of Long Island for years, and now one of the gang’s former kingpins has confessed to brutal crimes. Jairo Saenz pleaded guilty to taking part in seven murders, including the killings of teen girls Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A high-ranking member of an MS-13 clique in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering and other federal charges in a case involving seven slayings, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent Central American street gang. Jairo Saenz, 28, entered the plea in federal court in Central Islip in a hearing...

Two people died in a fiery crash near exit 30 on the southern state parkway Sunday night. Four people were in the car, two of whom survived, including the driver who’s was charged in the death of his own sister and a friend. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Two people were killed after a late-night crash on Long Island after police said the driver lost control. 

The 19-year-old allegedly behind the wheel at the time is being charged with manslaughter and driving while impaired.

A surreal moment for a mother on Long Island this week when she gave birth to her first child. Many people thought it wasn’t possible. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Firefighters were able to rescue two men but they couldn’t reach their 95-year-old mother in time. News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

Officials on Long Island are raising concern amid a spike in animals testing positive for rabies, and are pinning at least some of the blame for that rise on New York City.

For the first time in years, Nassau County is seeing a rise in the number of animals testing positive for rabies — and officials claim that it’s due to something that New York City isn’t doing. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Disgraced former congressman George Santos has won a few months’ freedom from federal prison in order to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines.

Bright orange flames and thick black smoke could be seen on doorbell camera footage pouring out of a Long Island home and day care, with children inside around at the time the fire was sparked, according to officials.

A 9-year-old girl was punched in the head and slashed on her hands as she tried to break up a fight that escalated into an attempted murder inside a Long Island home, according to police.

The emaciated remains of a bulldog puppy were found inside a backpack left at a park on Long Island, according to officials.

A Long Island police officer was fighting for his life following a violent high-speed crash pursuit along the expressway where he collided with a suspected intoxicated Mustang driver. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.