On Tuesday nights during the harsh winter months, the shelter at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church is a refuge for people who would otherwise sleep on the street.

Wind chills will keep the real-feel temperature as low as 20 degrees overnight and through Saturday, forecasters said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul reported more than 92,000 vaccine doses have been administered statewide over the last 24 hours, while the seven-day positivity rate on Long Island rose slightly, to 4.39%.

Ezio Casimirri Jr., 46, of Bellport, was stopped on Nicolls Road, north of Greenbelt Parkway, after he police said he was driving 80 mph.

A scholarship announced on Thanksgiving 2019 in memory of the Oceanside resident, who died in June of that year of cancer contracted at Ground Zero, is meant for children of other 9/11 first responders sickened after working there.

He grew up in Utica and served as a radar operator in planes that flew over the Himalaya Mountains during World War II, according to his son's website.

Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street, after a coronavirus variant from South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.

Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems in pregnant women.

South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province.