Long Island News

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers and Town of Smithtown Harbormaster rescued three kayakers, as well as two swimmers and a jet skier, in two separate incidents on the Long Island Sound.  On August 10, […]

Nassau County police rescued a man who was reportedly drowning in Wantagh. On August 10 at 12:04 p.m., 7th Precinct Officers responded to Wantagh Park, located at 1 King Road, for a call of a […]

A late-night fire broke out in Baldwin. According to detectives from the Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad, officers responded to a fire at a residential/commercial building located on Grand Avenue on August 10 at 1:38 […]

Two Gentlemen in Search of Love (and Smaller Waistlines) Meet Dufus & Mooney — the feline equivalent of an old married couple who’ve seen a lot together, and still choose to snuggle on the same […]

By Hank Russell The FBI recently released its Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024, which announced that this year’s violent crime, murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rates fell […]

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine was joined by local officials, community members, historical societies and members of the County’s 250th Anniversary Commemorative Planning Committee on August 6 to officially launch Suffolk County’s “America 250” celebration […]

The Town of Riverhead will host a public forum on the proposed North Fork  Transmission Pipeline on August 13 at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Room, located at 4 W. Second Street in […]

A crowd gathered in Riverhead to honor Suffolk County Legislator Chad Lennon (C-Rocky Point) being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. “People don’t get promoted for doing their job really well,” […]

A 33-year old Manhattan woman was found dead on a boat docked in Montauk. On August 5 at approximately 12:00 a.m., East Hampton Town Police responded to a 911 call from a man reporting a […]

The Northport VA Medical Center will receive a portion of an additional $800 million in federal funding for VA infrastructure upgrades nationwide. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to realign additional funds from savings gleaned […]