Long Island

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was charged with a seventh murder. Valerie Mack vanished back in 2000, and Heuermann was named a suspect in her death in June after prosecutors said a document referencing the site where her body was found was found on his personal computer. Now they say more evidence has linked him to the crime. NBC...

The new murder charge against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann prompted reaction at the Jersey Shore — especially in Port Republic, the town where the seventh victim, Valerie Mack, called home. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

Romney Smith brings us the latest. 

For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York’s remote Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer. Over the years, investigators used…

The New York City architect arrested last year in connection with a string of cold case bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach has been charged with another woman’s murder, bringing the body count against him thus far to seven, according to a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday. Rex Heuermann is accused of murdering Valerie Mack, an escort who vanished...

 The New York architect charged in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is set to appear in court Tuesday, with prosecutors saying they will announce a “significant development” in the investigation. Rex Heuermann is charged with killing six women whose remains were found on Long Island, and has pleaded not guilty. But investigators are still looking into the deaths...

Investigators are trying to track down two men behind a violent Long Island robbery. A delivery driver was setup with a bogus order, beaten, and robbed of his SUV. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

A Long Island high school is giving students the opportunity to decompress with a separate space of their own. News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

In a shocking story, a woman allegedly practiced unlicensed dentistry in a Long Island apartment kitchen — and even pulled people’s teeth. She is now facing charges. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A 70-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment, authorities say. Gladys Serrano pleaded not guilty Monday to unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and was released to pre-trial services with electronic monitoring. She was also ordered to surrender her passport and told not to leave the state. According…

Authorities say they busted a man who was buying illegal parts online and turning them into powerful automatic weapons. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Pei-Sze Cheng reports from Franklin Square for NBC New York. 

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

There is an urgent rescue mission underway on Long Island to save turtles stunned by the sudden drop in temperatures. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A memorial service was held on Long Island Tuesday for an Israeli American soldier from New York who was believed to have been taken hostage alive on Oct. 7, 2023, and is now presumed to have been killed during Hamas’ attack and his body taken into Gaza, according to the Israel military. Omer Neutra was a Long Island native who…

Omer Neutra was believed to have been taken hostage after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. But now, officials have confirmed his death that day. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A high school athlete died on Saturday during a charity ice hockey game on Long Island. Police and school officials confirmed the death of 17-year-old Connor Kasin, a Massapequa High School student who was participating in a game at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center in Bethpage. According to police, Kasin lost consciousness during intermission. People nearby immediately started…

The daughter was charged with second-degree murder for killing her mother on Thanksgiving Eve, according to Suffolk County Police.