Nassau County

Ann Mazze is a spunky 95-year-old woman who resides in Levittown — as she has for more than 50 years. However, an unexpected Nassau County mistake has put her in a financial bind. Recently, the Nassau County Department of Assessment mistakenly reported due to a clerical error that Mazze had died, causing her to lose her Enhanced STAR for low-income seniors,…

A Long Island doctor is facing murder charges after five patients allegedly died between 2016 and 2018 due to prescriptions he wrote. George Blatti, 75, was arraigned Thursday on five counts of murder in the second degree and 11 counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree. Blatti was remanded and is due back in court on March 30. If…

Authorities in Nassau County have made an arrest in the hit-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s 64-year-old father, who was killed on Long Island less than a week ago, a police source with knowledge of the case told News 4 Wednesday. Robert Maraj was walking on a road in Mineola at 6:15 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a…

Authorities say an assistant manager of a convenience store is accused of stealing Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets

Jelani Maraj, brother of rapper Nicki Minaj, was sentenced Monday morning to 25 years to life in prison for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl at his Long Island home, a spokesperson for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office told NBC News. Maraj was convicted in November 2017 of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a…

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus first wowed audiences in the 19th century. For the iconic American spectacle’s final act, it will broadcast the final performance on a 21st century medium: Facebook Live.

Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fatal attack on a Long Island high school student during an after-school fight.

A car smashed into the lobby of a Trump building in New Rochelle, police said.

A Florida couple arrested on DUI and other charges are accused of having sex in the back of a patrol car after they were taken into custody.

Gary Ray Bowles, 57, drew the death sentence for his conviction in the November 1994 murder of Walter Hinton in Jacksonville Beach — one of the six known killings in 1994 that terrorized the Interstate 95 corridor.

Police in the New York City suburbs say they’ve arrested a fake cop who tried to pull over real detectives. Nassau County police said Valiery Portlock sounded a horn and flashed emergency lights Friday morning as he an attempt to pull over a van in Hicksville, Long Island. The unmarked van turned out to be occupied by detectives from the...

The three passengers of a small plane made a lucky escape late Sunday night after they ran out of fuel, clipped power lines and came down nose first in the yard of a Long Island home.

Police say a 36-year-old Florida man is accused of stabbing a woman with a fork over an undercooked potato.

A 15-year-old driver has been charged in an SUV that crashed on Meadowbrook State Parkway, killing three teens and injuring herself and seven others.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told reporters that the death was “totally preventable” and is a “sad reminder that when your child is in or near the water, you need to keep your eyes on them at all times.”

Police in New Jersey say a man suspected of driving while intoxicated told them he fled the scene of a crash because he felt scared in “redneck country.”

Under a bill passed by the Florida Legislature this year, any district resident — regardless of whether they have a child in school — can now challenge material.

The brother of rapper Nicki Minaj has been convicted of predatory sexual assault after being charged with repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl at his Long Island home.