Nine Long Island residents kidnapped, raped and trafficked a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl during her recent 25-day disappearance, a Suffolk prosecutor said as the defendants were arraigned Thursday ...

Prosecutors say it all started when Alton Harrell abducted the 14-year-old girl on Dec. 9 and brought her to an abandoned home in Bellport. From there, other defendants are accused of trafficking her ...

A concerning amount of Long Island public schools were identified by New York officials for underwhelming academic ...

Nine defendants have been charged in a 75-count grand jury indictment that includes allegations of child sex trafficking, ...