Michael Valva and Pollina were convicted of second-degree murder and child endangerment ... Credit: Newsday/James Carbone Suffolk County Legislator Trish Bergin said the county is also awaiting ...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Four years after the heartbreaking death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, change is coming to the Suffolk County department blamed for ignoring repeated reports of abuse. The boy ...

who froze to death in 2020 after being forced to sleep in an unheated garage, Suffolk County is instituting major changes within its Child Protective Services to ensure no child faces a similar fate.

Changes are being made to Suffolk’s Child Protective Services (CPS) in the wake of Thomas Valva’s death. The 8-year-old died after being forced to sleep in an unheated garage in January 2020.

More Local News The incident that killed the child happened after his and his brother’s schoolteachers had reported their mistreatment over and over again to the child protective services office of ...

The incident that killed the child happened after his and his brother’s schoolteachers had reported their mistreatment over and over again to the child protective services office of Suffolk County.

James Sowa was found dead inside his house and chiropractic office in November 2020. Although he was loved in his community, his sudden death startled friends, relatives and patients. Details ...

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Nov. 8 that Philomena Mistretta, 51, of Coram, was indicted for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and other related charges, for ...