Mike Xirinachs

Long Island Substitute Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student

A substitute teacher in Suffolk County was arrested Tuesday on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student.

2013/04/30

Enhanced Security On Tap For This Weekend’s Long Island Marathon

After the bombings that killed three people at the Boston Marathon, this year’s Long Island Marathon will be different.

2013/04/30

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

Nassau County Police Department composite sketch in Bellmore child lurings (via Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Police Step Up Patrols In Merrick, Bellmore After Reports Of Attempted Child Lurings

There have been at least four incidents in which middle school students were followed or approached by strangers in Merrick and Bellmore, officials said.

2013/04/29

Alligator (file / credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Saturday Is Reptile And Amphibian Amnesty Day On Long Island

It might have been cute when you first got it, but now that snake, lizard, or alligator may be a little to much to handle. If that’s your situation, Saturday is the day for your day.

2013/04/26

Prescription Drugs (file / credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday

This is the weekend to properly dispose of those old, unused and expired medications without putting your drinking water at risk.

2013/04/25

An overpass on the Northern State Parkway - April 25, 2013 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

New York State Considers New Ways To Keep Trucks Off Parkways

A state DOT task force will consider solutions to the problem next month.

2013/04/25

Police: UPS Impersonator Bound Women, Burglarized L.I. Home

The suspect was holding a box and wearing a brown UPS jacket, jeans and a brown skull cap when he rang the doorbell of a home on Barbara Street shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

2013/04/24

Crews begin replanting trees on Searingtown and Shelter Rock Roads on April 23, 2013 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Nassau County Begins Replanting Trees Destroyed In Superstorm Sandy

The first batch is going in Tuesday along Searingtown Road and Shelter Rock Road in North Hills where hundreds of trees were downed and destroyed.

2013/04/23

Repairs along Long Island's Ocean Parkway - April 23, 2013 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Ocean Parkway Repairs Nearly Complete On Long Island

Repairs to five miles of hurricane-damaged dunes and two miles of ruined roadway will be finished along Ocean Parkway by this Wednesday, the deadline date for completion.

2013/04/23

Cars damaged by superstorm Sandy seen at Calverton Executive Airpark on Long Island - Jan. 9, 2013 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Yaphank Residents Oppose Sandy Car Auction; Cite Environment

There is a plan to clear 55 acres of forest on Long Island to create an auction site for vehicles damaged by superstorm Sandy, but there is a battle over the plan.

2013/04/22

Dead trees on Long Island (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Some Sandy Damage On Long Island Is Only Now Apparent

Only now, when landscaping is supposed to be turning green, are Long Island’s shoreline homeowners realizing additional devastation caused by superstorm Sandy.

2013/04/22

A summer sunset in Water Mill, N.Y. (file / credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for EFG)

Beach Barriers In Hamptons Pit Summer People Against Regular Residents

Some of the summer people are building barriers to protect their homes from future storms, but they are forcing the water to eat away at public peaches.

2013/04/18

Staged Accident Hits Point Home About Driving Drunk For L.I. Students

Students in Massapequa, Long Island, have been through a rare and sobering experience, as the football field was turned into the scene of a simulated deadly drunken driving accident.

2013/04/17