Topgolf, driving range with bar and restaurant, opens on Long Island
Topgolf, a chain of driving ranges featuring food and alcohol, has opened its first location in New York.
Ex-DA Thomas Spota, aide sentenced to prison for cover-up
A federal judge on Long Island sentenced Thomas Spota and Christopher McPartland each to five years in prison. Spota used to be the district attorney for Suffolk County and McPartland was one of his top aides.
Dogfighting ring busted on Long Island
Authorities announced arrests connected to an alleged interstate dogfighting ring.
Funeral for Biz Markie held on Long Island
Hundreds came out to the Patchogue Theatre, not far from where Biz Markie grew up, to bid him a final farewell.
Police: 4-year-old hit by bullet fired into Long Island home
A 4-year-old boy was hit with a bullet fired through a window on Long Island, police said.
61-year-old woman killed in Long Island house fire
A 61-year-old woman was killed in a house fire Friday on Long Island.
5 dead, 1 hospitalized after head-on crash on Long Island
Police on Long Island say five people are dead and another person is in critical condition after a head-on collision late Saturday.
Police: 3 bodies found inside Suffolk County home
Police are investigating the deaths of three people who were found in a home in Suffolk County on Friday.
Plane's landing gear falls onto golf course in Maine
A strut with a wheel and tire fell from a twin-engine plane and slammed onto a golf course fairway in Maine.
Runaway bull is still on the loose in Suffolk County
As of Wednesday morning, a runaway bull is still on the loose in Suffolk County on Long Island after it escaped from a slaughterhouse in Manorville.
Many more court rulings on vaccine mandates expected
A federal court declined to block Indiana University's requirement that all students be fully vaccinated upon returning to campus. This is the first of what are expected to be many more federal rulings on vaccine mandates.
New York settles with distribution companies in opioid lawsuit
McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen are the latest to settle in one of the nation's largest opioid lawsuits. The distributors are among a lengthy list of pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers accused of fueling the opioid crisis on Long Island and across the state.
Brown tide threatens marine life off Long Island
The damaging brown tide is threatening seagrass and hard clams in the Great South Bay.
Pop-up shops filling empty storefronts across the U.S.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we're starting to see pop-up shops appearing year-round to fill empty storefronts.
New mega water park coming to Long Island
The Island Water Park, set to open later this year, will be a mega water park with a huge manmade lake, indoor surfing, bumper boats and so much more.
Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ
A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
Dozens of domestic rabbits dumped in the woods
A rescue group contacted the SPCA about the discovery of domestic rabbits left in a wooded area of Calverton.
Elsa prompted warnings for boaters and beachgoers in NJ, NY
Dangerous, life-threatening marine conditions — including tropical storm-force winds, rough seas, and rip currents — developed over the Atlantic waters off the Jersey Shore and New York as well as the Long Island Sound.
Search called off for missing child with autism on Long Island
UPDATE: THE MISSING CHILD ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A parade on July 5 extends holiday celebrations on Long Island
The Port Jefferson Fourth of July Parade was back and bigger than in years past. Last year's celebration was canceled altogether because of the pandemic.