Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the breaking news manager for Patch's National Desk. Send tips and/or photos to dan.hampton@patch.com.
Previously: program manager for Patch's Test Kitchens, local editor on Long Island; and senior breaking news editor. Before Patch, I worked as a news associate at The Associated Press.
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A new federal report shows which counties have the highest rates of depression. Here's how Long Island compares.
A 69-year-old man was hit by a Bobcat excavator Monday afternoon in Malverne and was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
Share-worthy stories from Long Island Patch sites to talk about tonight.
Set your alarm for an early wake-up Saturday to see a rare planetary alignment of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury.
Set your alarm for an early wake-up Saturday to see a rare planetary alignment of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury.
Police are investigating an attempted break-in that happened early Thursday at a Nassau home.
New Yorkers still have a few weeks to claim a cut of $23 million that Google agreed to pay after settling a multistate class action lawsuit.
A fruit company is recalling some packages of frozen fruit containing strawberries sold in New York Walmart and Costco stores.
Brown marmorated stink bugs are on the move in gardens in New York, though you may not see the damage left behind.
A house fire in Valley Stream forced the residents to evacuate Monday evening.
New York has state and local laws governing fireworks. Here's what you need to know ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
A Nassau man faces weapon and menacing charges after police say he pointed a gun at a postal worker Thursday.
A dirt-bike rider was critically hurt early Friday after he crashed into a tree in Seaford, police said.
Robert Bascom, 59, of Far Rockaway, entered a home Tuesday, swiped a backpack and fled before authorities arrived, police say.
Michael Carrion, 57, of Harlam, performed bogus inspections and provided phony invoices for inspection fees and fines, police say.
A Mineola man was arrested Sunday after police said they responded to a distressing call that a gun-wielding man was yelling on a street.
A Rockville Centre man has been arrested and faces weapons charges after police said he fired off gunshots at Eisenhower Park on Sunday.
An overturned vehicle had shut lanes of the Long Island Expressway near Jericho on Friday afternoon, police said.
Pride Month starts Thursday and continues through June, with several ways on Long Island to participate in the celebration of LGBTQ culture.
