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By Christian Abbatecola November 01, 2013
A woman was caught with three pumpkins full of cocaine at an international airport, and an Oyster Bay man was arrested for selling the drug on Halloween night.
By Christian Abbatecola October 31, 2013
A student at Syosset High School was arrested today for making threats to "blow up" the building.
By Joe Randazzo October 31, 2013
270 dead votes were mysteriously counted in Nassau County elections.
By Wendy L October 31, 2013
A couple shopping at the Macy's in Roosevelt Field Mall claim to be the target of racial profiling. The couple has filed a lawsuit seeking $2 million.
By Vickie Moller October 31, 2013
As part of large scale redevelopment efforts, Community Development Corporation of Long Island, Conifer Realty, LLC and the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council Tuesday unveiled a 36-unit affordable housing complex at a ribbon cutting ...
By Cait Russell October 31, 2013
Just as trick or treaters begin to descend upon neighborhoods across Long Island, hazardous weather conditions will worsen in Suffolk.
By Christian Abbatecola October 30, 2013
A suspect has been arrested in one robbery, but three remain on the loose after another.
By Joe Randazzo October 30, 2013
The child was found last week with its umbilical cord and placenta still intact.
By Wendy L October 30, 2013
Police are hunting for the man who attacked a woman in the public bathroom of Tanger Outlets Mall in Riverhead.
By Joe Randazzo October 29, 2013
Repairs to Ellis Island were immense after Sandy. The restoration amounted to more than $77 million.
By Christian Abbatecola October 29, 2013
Long Island was decimated by the Superstorm which struck last October, but has made great strides in returning to normalcy.
By Wendy L October 29, 2013
Severe cries of a baby were heard from a home in Medford on Sunday, resulting in a call to police. When the police arrived, they found a 13-month-old boy was left home alone.
By Wendy L October 28, 2013
On Sunday afternoon, the 911 system was flooded with calls regarding a pack of motorcyclists, dirt bike riders and an ATV rider driving recklessly on Long Island. Seven were arrested and more than 30 were ...
By Lyndsay McCabe October 27, 2013
Lou Reed passed away early Sunday morning at his Southampton home from complications resulting from a liver transplant.
By Joe Randazzo October 27, 2013
The man who rammed the police car in order to avoid arrest is still on the loose.
By Eric Anderson October 27, 2013
A relative of the children’s father has been charged with the five murders.
By Joe Randazzo October 26, 2013
A fire in the Gabila’s factory in Copiague has halted all production of Knishes in New York.
By Eric Anderson October 26, 2013
A three million gallon reserve will be available to New York State.
By Joe Randazzo October 26, 2013
Richard Hall invited 500 people to the party and authorities deemed the location was hazardous to those attending.
By Lyndsay McCabe October 26, 2013
After a store clerk mistakenly entered the wrong numbers, Michael Sullo returned to the store demanding to be paid, and later allegedly followed the clerk in his car and threatened him with a box cutter ...