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Police: LI Mother Left 10-Month-Old In Car While She Shopped
Tirza Artiga-Acosta, 20, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
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Tirza Artiga-Acosta, 20, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
A man was arrested and charged Friday with robbing two banks on Long Island.
Suffolk County police on Friday were asking the public to help them find an alleged peeping tom, who police said put a recording device in a fitting room as a woman changed in a department store.
Police have made an arrest in connection with the death of a man who was found with stab wounds in front of his Huntington Station home on Saturday.
Homicide detectives on Long Island are investigating the death of a man found dead on his front lawn.
Melissa Brengel said the flag was taken from her home on Michael Lane in Huntington Station sometime Monday night.
Police responded to the rear of 14-19 New York Ave. at around 9:40 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a 38-year-old man had been stabbed there.
The Steve Nelson Safety Act comes in response to the death of a restaurant manager in February.
Police on Long Island arrested a woman on DWI charges Saturday, after she allegedly crashed into a telephone pole with three children in her car and took them along as she ran off.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. Tuesday on Hillwood Drive in Huntington Station.
A Huntington Station man has been arrested for driving while intoxicated with two children in his vehicle.
A 53-year-old employee was parking his car when he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and slammed through the glass window, destroying over $400,000 worth of lighting fixtures.
Police say 35-year-old James Rankin, a 1996 graduate of Walt Whitman High School, was seen on surveillance video taking photographs inside the school.
Nancy Meta Rodriguez was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on March 30. She arrived in the U.S. just two months ago and doesn't speak English.
Youssef Abdel-Gawad was released on $25,000 bail. He must wear an ankle monitoring bracelet.
Surveillance video shows Youssef Abdel-Gawad returning fire from an apparent intruder with a gun trying to get into his Huntington Station home in August. The homeowner's lawyer has said this is a clear case of self-defense.
Restaurant manager Steven Nelson, 55, was found dead in the basement of Legal Sea Foods Saturday night. More than two dozen other people were sent to hospitals for treatment.
The fumes were circulated in the basement by the ventilation systems at the Legal Sea Foods restaurant at the Walt Whitman Shops on Long Island, Huntington Chief Fire Marshal Terence McNally said.
A spokesperson for the Huntington Community First Aid Squad told 1010 WINS that an employee of the restaurant Legal Sea Foods at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station was killed by the odorless gas.
The fire broke out around 11:45 p.m. Thursday at a home on Fourth Avenue in Huntington Station.
Three pedestrians were injured early Saturday when a hit-and-run driver plowed into them on Long Island, according to a published report.
A Long Island man was arrested Friday night, after police said he threw a party with more than 500 people at an abandoned warehouse where no one should have been.
A woman has been arrested and charged with robbing a pharmacy on Long Island.
The Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School - which specializes in science, technology, engineering and math - will welcome third to fifth graders when the school year begins on Sept. 4.
Reinaldo Velasquez-Yanes, 25, was crossing New York Avenue when he was hit by car heading south on New York Avenue, police said.
With Jessica Springsteen not returning to Team USA's equestrian jumping team, here's who made the cut.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
The Justice Department and Boeing say the aerospace giant will plead guilty to criminal fraud involving two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people.
Paramount Global, the owner of Paramount Pictures and CBS, will merge with a media company founded by David Ellison.
CBS New York took part in an exclusive ride-along with NYC law enforcement targeting illegal marijuana shops.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
CBS New York took part in an exclusive ride-along with NYC law enforcement targeting illegal marijuana shops.
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto will start for the AL at the All-Star Game. Pete Alonso was selected as an NL reserve.
Tragedy struck Friday at Coney Island Beach when sisters Zainab and Aisha Mohammed died after being pulled from the water.
Two boys were shot and injured at a McDonald's in the Bronx in what appears to be a targeted attack, according to police sources.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
A Heat Advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Monday through Tuesday at 8 p.m. for the majority of the region.
People from across the Tri-State Area have been flocking to the beaches to beat the heat and humidity. Several beaches in our area had already hit capacity by midday.
The NYC weather forecast calls for rain, but this map shows when the skies are expected to clear for the 4th of July fireworks.
Connecticut had several new laws start on July 1, 2024, including the school age cut-off and surveillance cameras meant to catch drivers who blow by buses.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
Police are searching for a man wanted for detonating an improvised fireworks device at a New Jersey block party.
A Heat Advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Monday through Tuesday at 8 p.m. for the majority of the region.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved what would be New Jersey's first off-shore wind farm project.
A wildfire that started burning in Wharton State Forest on July 5has grown to 4,000 acres but remains 65% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Sunday.
Heat advisories across the Tri-State Area mark the beginning of another very hot and humid week.
A Heat Advisory has been issued from 10 a.m. Monday through Tuesday at 8 p.m. for the majority of the region.
A funeral was held Saturday for NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack. She was killed when an SUV slammed into a nail salon on Long Island on June 28.
Family, friends and well-wishers gathered Friday to pay their respects to NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, who was killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed into a nail salon on Long Island last month.
A Long Island man is accused of giving 4th of July fireworks to an 11-year-old, sparking a fire that spread to his neighbor's home in Levittown.
CBS New York took part in an exclusive ride-along with NYC law enforcement targeting illegal marijuana shops.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call with ranking committee members on Sunday.
President Biden spoke at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia before traveling to Harrisburg Sunday afternoon.
President Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin Friday for the first interview since his disastrous presidential debate last week.
"Let me say this as clearly as I can: I'm staying in the race," President Biden said during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.
FDA approval of the new Alzheimer's treatment, which will be branded as Kisunla, follows years of setbacks.
The New York City Virus Hunters are getting their hands dirty to find out which little birdies might be carrying a deadly disease in Central Park.
"We can serve payers very effectively from the footprint that remains," CEO Tim Wentworth says of the coming Walgreens closures.
The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by deadly mass shootings.
One bill being fast-tracked would make abortions free in New Jersey by eliminating co-pays.
Alec Baldwin is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 21, 2021, shooting death of Haylna Hutchins.
He worked with director James Cameron on the "Titanic" and the "Avatar" series.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" celebrated its 35th birthday Sunday with a block party on Do The Right Thing Way in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
With Jessica Springsteen not returning to Team USA's equestrian jumping team, here's who made the cut.
The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 3-0 on Sunday night, giving New York 15 losses in its last 20 games.
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto will start for the AL at the All-Star Game. Pete Alonso was selected as an NL reserve.
Francisco Lindor's 2-run single in the ninth inning lifted the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Pirates on Sunday.
Andrés Perea gave New York City a 1-0 lead with a volley, off a perfectly-place arcing entry by Tayvon Gray, from point-blank range in the fifth minute.
Accessibility improvements at Long Island Rail Road stations in Queens have been put on hold after congestion pricing was paused.
It's been several months since a new Trauma Recovery Center opened in Coney Island, and leaders say the community has responded in droves.
Beach erosion may be contributing to dangerous swimming conditions at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, and experts say common solutions come with consequences.
The Eliza Tower will provide "affordable luxury" to 174 low-income families. The most expensive three-bedroom is just $1,800 for families making 60% of the area median income.
The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem was not approved for replacement funding for a lapsed state after-school budget.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
The New Jersey senator pleaded not guilty to accepting cash and gold bars in exchange for his political influence.
Tony Sadiku has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
New York City officials are warning beachgoers to be careful after incidents at Coney Island over the weekend. CBS New York's Derick Waller reports.
A Florida man was in critical condition after being stabbed in the stomach during a dispute at the Long Island amusement park. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Beryl strengthened late Sunday before it made landfall early Monday near Matagorda, Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center.