BROWNVILLE, N.Y. — A Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse with her family fell out of a moving trailer on a highway and died, authorities said. Dr. Monika Woroniecka, 58, a pediatrician at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital who specialized in immunology, was riding in the 2024 …
NEW YORK (WABC) — Funeral services are underway as loved ones of fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller say their final goodbyes to him on Saturday morning. Officer Diller’s funeral started at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa. ABC 7 New York is providing streaming coverage of the services. After the …
PLAINVIEW, Long Island (WABC) — A second woman has died after a fire at a Plainview senior apartment complex over the weekend. Crews responded to a fire at the Harmon Shepherd Hill Apartment Complex on Central Park Road around 5 a.m. Sunday, where officers say the saw smoke and flames shooting from the second floor …
Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Republican Nassau County legislator Mazi Pilip are facing off Tuesday in the special election to finish the term of former GOP Rep. George Santos, who has been indicted on charges including credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft and was expelled from Congress in December. Who’s running in the …
SEAFORD, Long Island (WABC) — Police on Long Island arrested and charged a man after a vehicle fire led to a massive gun and ammunitions bust on Saturday. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. at 2419 Cedar Ave. in Seaford. Officers responded to the location and found a Chevrolet work van fully engulfed in the …
VALLEY STREAM, Long Island (WABC) — A least one firefighter was injured when a row of stores caught fire in Valley Stream. At least seven stores caught fire early Saturday around 5:30 a.m. Firefighters responded to the heavy flames on Rockaway Avenue. Valley Stream Fire Department elevated the effort to a fifth alarm. The fire …
BETHPAGE, Long Island (WABC) — Authorities are searching for the man who smashed his way into a business in Bethpage and then stole from the store. Nassau County Police say the man busted through the front door and then stole vaping products from the business called ‘Vape and Bake.’ It happened just before 2 a.m. …
BySTEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Wednesday, December 6, 2023 5:11PM NEW YORK — The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced …
Washington — The House on Friday voted to expel embattled Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress, bringing an end to a tumultuous tenure in Washington that was defined by scandal from the start. In their third attempt to oust him since May, House lawmakers voted 311 to 114 in favor of the expulsion resolution, including …
Thursday, November 30, 2023 10:38AM LONG ISLAND (WABC) — A DNA sample taken from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material that was found on the remains of victims, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Investigators obtained a cheek swab from Asa Ellerup the night her husband, Rex …