4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (26+ words) A Republican congressman says he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday....

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (108+ words) A crash early Sunday closed the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway at Melville. Credit: Paul Mazza A crash on the eastbound Long Island Expressway Sunday morning closed all lanes of traffic near Exit 49N in Melville, according to the…...

19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (36+ words) Newsday On Friday, the Town of Hempstead held its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at sunrise. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (120+ words) newsday.com Planes departing from JFK and LaGuardia airports were grounded Sunday morning as thunderstorms rolled through Queens, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The ground stop was to last a little more than an hour, between 6:46 a.m. and 8 a.m., and there was…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1368+ words) Mark Hanlon, 74, has had both knees and hips replaced. Experts say implant technology and fitness play a role in improved outcomes. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Playing sports and being active has always been part of 74-year-old Mark Hanlon’s life. He mostly…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago   (371+ words) Rabies is most often seen in wild animals such as raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes, health officials said. Credit: Suffolk County Department of Health A person was exposed to a raccoon in Babylon on Wednesday that later tested positive for…...

22+ hour ago   (572+ words) As part of Saturday's "Carry the Load" event for National Day of Service & Remembrance, Cassandra Arnette, 13, of Miller Place, helped clear and clean areas of Calverton National Cemetery. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin A lone bagpiper stood in the vast field of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it’s handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer’s abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state’s corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (23+ words) Daniel Escobar, of Bay Shore, was arrested in the stabbing at the First United Methodist Church in Amityville on Friday night, police said....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (387+ words) A weather service flood watch is in place from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Credit: National Weather Service Long Island is under a flood watch with as much as 5 inches of rain possible on Sunday for pockets of the Island, according to the…...