Jennifer Gross will spend more than 20 years behind bars for the 2018 killing.
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The jet skier was clinging to a buoy after their vehicle became disabled, police said.
The woman was charged with six felony counts of driving while intoxicated, according to Nassau police.
Nassau County police reported the arrests for the week ending July 16.
Francesca Kiel helped her boyfriend follow her mother before he brutally attacked her, and then helped him flee the scene after.
It is the second time this week that swimmers were rescued from the waters, and the second person to die.
The Long Beach Fire Department rescued 10 people trapped on a jetty Thursday evening.
Police said a man punched another man after hearing him sing "God Bless America" outside an Island Park bar July 4.
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Ralph Keppler, a former New York City corrections officer, pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend's mother over a business dispute.
Police say no arrests were made, but some did throw bottles at officers and direct fireworks towards them.
The 26-year-old woman struck her head on a bulkhead, police say.
Nassau County police are asking the public's help finding two men accused of breaking into the Catalina Beach Club in Atlantic Beach.
A 22-foot angler fishing boat was traversing rough water near Point Lookout when it was hit by large waves and overturned. Two men died.
Police say the man was reselling the passes for hundreds more than they were worth.
Police identify man who died after four were thrown from the capsized vessel Saturday; the desperate search for Joseph Sparacio continues.
BREAKING: Four people were knocked in the water of Jones Inlet, and three have been rescued. Responders are still searching for the fourth.
The family was out on the water when they became trapped by a strong current and needed to be rescued. Watch the video of their rescue here.
Firefighters from many departments came to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital to thank the healthcare workers there.
Jennifer Gross admitted to killing her 75-year-old partner after he refused to give her money.
Police, politicians and citizens alike are calling for changes to the bail law, which has allowed many accused of crimes to walk free.
Prosecutors say the couple from the Bronx was fishing mail out of a mailbox when they were caught.
The two, located just 2.5 miles apart, were robbed within minutes of each other. One robbery was successful, and the other was not.
Police say he was riding his bike across the street when he was hit by an SUV Sunday evening.
Police say an officer saw a woman "fishing" for mail from a mailbox early Wednesday morning.
He beat her with a metal barbell, which left her in a vegetative state for two years before she died.