An extraordinarily high percentage of COVID-19 infected people showed no symptoms of the disease, according to new research.Up to 40 percent of infected people "seem to have no symptoms," National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins said."This might potentially explain why some people seem to fend off the virus and may be less susceptible to becoming severely ...

A woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle Long Island crash in Kings Park.Vincent La Rose, 63, of Kings Park, was driving a 2006 Ford Mustang eastbound on Fort Salonga Road near the intersection of the Sunken Meadow Parkway when he swerved to avoid another vehicle that made a U-turn in front him just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, Suffolk County Police said.La Rose ...

A man was killed after crashing his car twice at a train station on Long Island.It happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Merrick.While driving a 2007 Hyundai Sonata eastbound in the Town of Hempstead parking lot M7 at the Merrick Train Station, the operator, Lloyd Sagendorph, 30, of Bellmore, struck a light pole, Nassau County Police said. Witnesses then observed ...

A cold front slowly moving through the region will bring thunderstorms and showers, leading to a gradual reduction in temperatures after several days of dangerous heat.Scattered thunderstorms and showers that could be accompanied by heavy downpours will arrive in the region Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 12, starting a stretch of stormy weather.After patchy morning fog to start the day ...

One person was killed in a crash between a car and a motorcycle near a Long Island apartment complex.It happened just after 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 in Woodbury on Jericho Turnpike.While approaching Crossways Park Drive, a 2016 Toyota Camry being driven by a 28-year-old man attempted to make a left turn from eastbound Jericho Turnpike into the Fairhaven Apartment complex before ...

New York has suspended liquor licenses for 38 more downstate bars after finding what it labeled "egregious violations" of COVID-19 pandemic-related executive orders. Thirty-seven of the establishments are in the five boroughs, and one is on Long Island: Elliot's at 23 Woodcleft Avenue in Freeport.Over the last week, the state's multi-agency task force — led by the State Police ...

Eager to get relief from the dangerous heat?You won't have to wait long.A slow-moving cold front will start to move in on Wednesday, Aug. 12, bringing with it scattered thunderstorms and showers that could be accompanied by heavy downpours. After patchy morning fog to start the day Wednesday, the chance for thunderstorms and showers starts at around 9 a.m. and continues through the ...

Travelers from two more states, as well as the Virgin Islands, with high positive testing rates for COVID-19 have now been added to the joint quarantine order for out-of-state travelers to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.The new states as of Tuesday, Aug. 11 are Hawaii and South Dakota. The Virgin Islands have also been added.Alaska, New Mexico, Ohio and Rhode Island have been ...

A man is behind bars after police say he fatally stabbed his girlfriend overnight at their Long Island home.Southampton Town Police responded to 48 Ludlam Ave. in Riverside just after 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10. after an occupant of the home called 911 to report 33-year-old Bayron Fajardo-Gonzalez stabbed Tania Fox. Fox, 45, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead ...

A 27-year-old suffered critically injured after being struck by a vehicle overnight on Long Island.It happed around 10:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 in Brentwood.Elna Panphile, 54, of Brentwood, was driving a 2009 Hyundai Accent eastbound on the 200 block of 2nd Ave., when the vehicle struck the pedestrian in the roadway.The pedestrian, Wilmer Velasquez, of Brentwood, was ...