Ex-Firefighter From LI Charged In Capitol Riot: Week In Review

LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered this week.

Ex-FDNY Firefighter From Long Island Charged In Capitol Riots

The firefighter was part of the group that breached the Capitol and told a friend he was "at the tip of the spear," authorities said.

LI Man Who Died From Coronavirus At 29 Had 'Purest Soul'

The family of Ramon Garcia is hoping his death will underscore the seriousness of the coronavirus as cases soar across Long Island.

Man 'Sextorted' 5 Women And 1 Minor: U.S. Attorney

Cyberstalker posted explicit photos and personal ID, harassed victims encouraging rape in one case, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

LI Nurse Tells Why She Is Declining The Coronavirus Vaccine

Little data, fears of the unknown driving nurse working in office-setting to decline vaccine.

$100 Million Apartment Complex To Take Over Former Psych Center

Plans are underway to turn the 130-year-old center, which has been abandoned since 1996, into luxury apartments.

Domestic Violence Survivor On Pandemic Spike: 'You Are Drowning'

"When you can't get away, when there is no sense of normalcy or access to the outside world to balance the insanity, you are drowning."

Long Island Nurse Delivers Message During 'Celebrating America'

Nurse first to receive COVID-19 speaks of hope in tv special. "Continue to focus on the light.": Sandra Lindsay

Also worth a read:

• Restaurant Owner Feeds Hospitality Workers Hit Hard By Pandemic
• 6-to-12 Years In Death of Retired NYPD Detective: DA's Office
• How Much Do Long Island School Districts Spend On Their Students?
• Cuomo Offers 2 Budgets; Demands $15B From Washington: 'Be Fair'
• LI Beer-Delivery Dogs Among 'Most Heroic Dogs Of 2020'
• Suffolk Police Lieutenant Dies Of The Coronavirus At 60
• Pedestrian Critically Injured In Suffolk Crash: Police
• New Supermarket Chain Offers Workers Extra $200 For Vaccine
• LI Has 2nd Highest Positivity Rate, In Top 3 For Hospitalizations
• Ex-Husband Of Jeanine Pirro Pardoned By Trump
• Bar Settles Tab Over COVID-19 Violations
• Police ID Woman Found In Huntington Apartment; Say She Was Killed
• Wheatley And Jericho HS Students Named Regeneron Finalists