More sharks spotted at Nassau County beaches
All Town of Hempstead beaches are closed to swimming after several sharks were spotted in the water on Wednesday afternoon.
New York housing market could be cooling off
New data show sales of newly built homes dropped in June to the lowest since the first month of the coronavirus pandemic
Sharks spotted near Jones Beach; swimming prohibited
A day after a lifeguard was possibly bitten by a shark on Jones Beach, there was another sighting of a shark Tuesday, forcing lifeguards to prohibit swimming.
Possible shark attack on Jones Beach lifeguard
An EMT treated a lifeguard for what appears to be a bite on his calf. The lifeguard is expected to be OK, officials said.
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.
Helicopters and marine patrols to monitor Long Island beaches for sharks
After two days of shark sightings off the coast of Nassau County, officials announced that more helicopter and marine patrols will be deployed along the shoreline to help alert beachgoers and swimmers to the presence of sharks.
An exhibit of artwork brightens otherwise empty storefronts
Residents and visitors to Great Neck said they welcome the splash of color that artwork brings to empty storefronts.
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.
Long Island commercial real estate activity in a lull
A recent report by Avison Young found leasing volume has fallen 42% below the 20-year annual average.
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.
MS-13 member sentenced to 25 years in Long Island murder
Jerlin Villalta 24, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for a 2016 fatal stabbing in Brentwood.
25 years later: TWA Flight 800 victims, investigator remembered, wreckage to be destroyed
On Saturday loved ones will gather for a service at the TWA Flight 800 memorial in Smith Point County Park, the closest point on land to where the plane went down.
How PSEG Long Island restores power
FOX 5 NY got a tour of PSEG's Lineman Training Facility in Hicksville to learn more about why the power goes out and how it gets restored.
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.