A measles case in an unvaccinated child has been confirmed on Long Island. The announcement follows two cases of measles ...

By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...

No foul play is suspected in the case of the “wrapped” deceased body which was pulled from the ocean by a fishing crew off the coast of Massachusetts last week, according to the ...

Rex Heuermann, the suspect charged in the Gilgo Beach murders, appeared in court Wednesday as his defense team seeks to get ...

New York’s first case of measles outside of New York City this year has been confirmed, according to the state Department of Health. The patient is reported to be less than five years old and a ...

A child in Suffolk County became the latest known person in the region to contract measles. Experts recommend vaccines as the best defense against the viral illness.

A highly contagious illness that can cause pneumonia, swelling of the brain, miscarriage, and even death, has now been ...

Police also discovered the remains of 34-year-old Karen Vergata, who went missing in 1996. Some of Vergata’s remains were found on Long Island's Fire Island on April 20, 1996. More body parts were ...

Counties in California, New York and Maryland detected their first measles cases of the year. The CDC has warned travelers to ...

Rex Heuermann will attend a conference hearing, where his lawyers must reply to Suffolk County prosecutors' opposition to their attempts to try the murders separately.