LIRR Train Strikes Jeep And Derails, Killing 3: Week In Review

Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered this week.

3 Coworkers Killed After LIRR Trains Strike Jeep ID'd

Seven people on the trains were injured – 2 men are in critical condition. See why a train engineer is being hailed as a hero.

LI Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Senators

The 74-year-old left over 10 threatening messages to two U.S. senators for their support of the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh.

Woman Admits To Stealing From Church Where She Worked

Officials say she stole more than $180,000 from the church to pay for jewelry, cars, guns and more.

Legalization Of Marijuana Hotly Debated at Suffolk County Legislature

Watch the public hearing here and let us know: What do you think about the possible legalization of marijuana?

Wife Donates Kidney To Save Husband's Life: 'We Just Had Faith'

In sickness and in health: A local woman recently gave her husband the greatest gift — her kidney — just in time for Valentine's Day.

Former LI Diocese Choir Director Indicted For Child Pornography

Prosecutors say they found child pornography on his iPhone. The diocese fired him in 2017.

Also worth a read:

• MS-13 Threatening To 'Hit' LI Police: Report
• Daughter Of Famed Builder Killed In Hamptons Plane Crash Dies
• Long Island is Home to New York's Most Boring Town: Report
• Sinkhole Swallows Back of Suffolk Transit Bus
• Tuition-Free NYU Medical School Coming to Long Island
• Teen Charged With Making 'Terroristic Threat' Against School
• Teen Arrested After 'Racist Threat' At High School: Police
• The Cost to Ride The LIRR is Going Up Again
• Duo Followed People Home From Stores To Rob Them: Police