Joan Gralla
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Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown now home to coyote found wandering the streets in Queens
The coyote has an old hip injury and will stay confined at the Sweetbrier Nature Center in Smithtown until it is healed and released back into the wild. "We don't want people to be afraid," said Janine Bendicksen, the center's wildlife rehabilitation director, because coyotes are not a threat to humans. → Read More
Bullet found in Northport High School hallway 'incapable of being fired,' officials say
"The round is not capable of being fired, and no weapons were discovered," Rob Dennis, principal, and Robert Banzer, superintendent, wrote in the first of three joint notices sent Tuesday to parents. → Read More
Cat stolen in Oceanside reunited with owner after police track down alleged robber
The ginger Turkish Angora cat had been taken from a driveway last month. → Read More
Dead 14-foot python found in Medford, state says
Reticulated pythons cannot be owned as pets in New York, and anyone who has one must have a Dangerous Animal License, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said. → Read More
South Shore University Hospital nurses strike planned for Feb. 27
The union representing the South Shore University Hospital nurses delivered a strike notice, saying in a statement that the walkout will begin unless Northwell Health management agrees to "settle fair contracts." → Read More
'Cold-stunned' sea turtles coming to LI for treatment
Many of the sea turtles have died or need treatment. Riverhead's New York Marine Rescue Center now is caring for more than 30 endangered or threatened sea turtles all found on Long Island beaches. → Read More
Lynx rescued in Central Islip has new home at Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve
The young Eurasian lynx, believed to be someone's illegal pet, is now among approximately 100 wild animals at the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve. → Read More
Swastikas, racial slur found on South Lynbrook Junior High School tree
The carvings will be investigated as a bias incident, police said. → Read More
Westbury Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram Service & Parts worker burned when vehicle catches fire
The vehicle was on a lift when it erupted in flames, fire officials said. → Read More
Deer Park shooting: One man killed at Triple J auto body shop
The shooting occurred at Triple J Monday night, police said. → Read More
Surprise! Rescued humpback returns, with friends, to NY waters
The young whale is among an increasing number of juvenile humpbacks spotted in coastal waters stretching from Long Island's Fire Island to New Jersey's Manasquan Inlet. → Read More
High gas prices and inflation won't stop July Fourth travelers from setting records, AAA says
A new record of 42 million cars are expected to hit the roads, according to a spokesman for AAA Northeast who said, "Being cooped up for two years will do it to you." → Read More
Driver killed in head-on Massapequa crash, police say
A 75-year-old driver died after a head-on crash with another car in Massapequa Sunday afternoon, Nassau police said. The man was driving a Hyundai Sonata north on Carmans Road near Bailey Drive when i → Read More
LIRR: All ticket machines out of order this morning
All Long Island Rail Road ticket machines "are out of order systemwide" Monday morning, so customers will have to buy tickets using the MTA e-TIX app or after they board the train, the railroad advise → Read More
Forecast: 'Accumulating snowfall' to begin after midnight tonight
Thursday’s sunny skies and daytime high of 39 will be offset by a wind chill of 25 to 30 — and then what could be the tristate's first "accumulating snowfall" begins soon after midnight, the National → Read More
Cops: Pomeranian returned to its owner
A small and fluffy Pomeranian mix dog taken Christmas Eve is back with its owner, police said Wednesday. Nassau police had said the Pomeranian was stolen after being tied up on a leash outside a busin → Read More
Police identify victim, shooter in Uniondale murder-suicide
The identity of the woman who died in a murder-suicide in Uniondale last week was released on Monday: Nikeka Chanette Poe, 28, of Uniondale, who was found lying on Laclede Avenue about 8 a.m. Wednesda → Read More
DA's office: Driver who 'walked away' from crash that killed Nicki Minaj's father indicted
The driver who "simply walked away" after fatally striking rapper Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj, while he was walking in Mineola was arraigned Friday on felony charges, the Nassau County District → Read More
Woodmere man rescues driver from fiery crash, with video rolling
Alan Fein, 58, said he was lifting his luggage out of a Lyft car in front of his Woodmere home as he returned from a business trip shortly after midnight Thursday when he saw an SUV barrel around the → Read More
Police: SUV slams into Copiague home, catches fire
A four-vehicle crash on Great Neck Road in Copiague on Wednesday night ended with an SUV "fully engulfed in flames" on a homeowner's property, police said. All four drivers escaped serious injury thou → Read More