Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney says 11 separate reports were made to CPS by Valva's teachers before his death. They were all unfounded. Suffolk County leaders want to see the New ...

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 ...

A Suffolk MP will serve as a shadow minister after being appointed to the cabinet by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. James Cartlidge, who represents South Suffolk, share he was "incredibly ...

The remains were transported to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner in Hauppauge, where staff will work to identify them and determine the cause of death, Suffolk police said.

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.