Joseph Nocella Jr. has maintained deep connections in a Republican Party organization that has veered sharply to the right.

A Long Island attorney is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Trump picked Joseph Nocella Jr. to run the office, which comprises the counties of Kings,

Joseph Nocella Jr., who served as a district court judge in Nassau County, would replace Breon Peace, a Brooklyn native who was appointed in 2021.

A police officer was seriously hurt in a crash on the Long Island Expressway. The crash happened shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday near Exit 55 in Brentwood. The officer was taken by helicopter to a hospital with serious injuries.

A Suffolk County police officer is fighting for his life after he was critically injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway Sunday, authorities said. Officer Brendon Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Long Island Expressway near exit 55 around 6:09 p.

A police helicopter landed near the crash site between Exits 55 and 56 and took the officer to a hospital, police said.