Crime
Arrest Made in Teen’s Murder
A Syosset teenager has been arrested for the stabbing death of another teenager during a house party in West Babylon. Between 90 and 100 teenagers were at a party outside the home at 813 Carlton […]
News
State & Regional News
AG: Beware of Stores Refusing to Take SNAP Benefits
Attorney General Letitia James recently issued a consumer alert informing New Yorkers who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits of their rights and warning them about businesses that have recently refused to accept SNAP […]
Long Island News
Smithtown Holds Public Hearing on 2026 Budget
Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The Smithtown Senior Center played host to a packed-house public hearing for the 2026 budget on Tuesday night. Contention swirls as the Town is pitching a budget […]
Crime
DA to Announce Cold Case Breakthrough
By Hank Russell Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney will hold a press conference inside the H. Lee Dennison Building today at 2 p.m. to announce a major development in a decades-old murder and sexual […]
State & Regional News
Study: State Overestimated Cuts to Health Budget
By Hank Russell A recent report from The Empire Center found that, contrary to what Governor Kathy Hochul and other state officials said, the state’s own budget division found that federal funding cuts to the […]
Long Island News
One Dead, One Injured after Boat Capsizes off Fire Island Inlet
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after one man died and another was injured when their boat capsized at the mouth of Fire Island Inlet. Christopher Sicignano was operating a boat entering the […]
Crime
Hicksville Man Arrested for Allegedly Pointing Gun at 2 People
A Hicksville man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at two people in Brookville. On November 8 at 10:38 a.m., officers received a call for a motor vehicle disturbance on Cedar Swamp Road […]
Crime
Police Investigate Attempted Robbery in Baldwin
The First Squad is investigating an Attempted Robbery that occurred in Baldwin. On November 7 at 1:15 p.m., First Precinct police responded to the Qwik Pick market store located at 2169 Grand Avenue for an […]
Education
Educational Software Co. to Pay State $1.7M
By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced on November 6 that they have secured $5.1 million from educational technology company Illuminate […]
Crime
Six Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics
DA: Had Enough Fentanyl to Kill Every Suffolk Resident Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, together with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, announced charges against six individuals for allegedly operating together in […]