Department of Education layoffs: How could Long Island schools, colleges be impacted?
Long Island educators, parents and students worry that the staff cuts could impact special education and student loans.
Long Island population grows modestly, U.S. Census Bureau data shows
The biggest drivers of the gains were international migration and births outpacing deaths, according to U.S. Census Bureau ...
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...
Long Island measles outbreak unlikely after child tests positive, health officials say
The measles vaccination rate on Long Island should help keep the spread of the disease at bay, health officials say. This ...
Long Island man accused of dogfighting, possessing and selling fentanyl
A Long Island man was arraigned Wednesday on drugs, weapons and dogfighting charges.Kevin Brown, 39, pleaded not guilty and ...
Long Island drug dealer indicted for dog fighting and selling ‘enough fentanyl to kill more than 65,000 people’
"He should live in the same squalor that he put these poor dogs in and let him learn that little life lesson." ...
Long Island pastor pleads guilty to possessing sexually explicit videos of young boys from ‘unspeakable’ acts online
Jose Saez, Jr., 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Central Islip Federal Court to sexual exploitation of a child for soliciting ...
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
Long Island reports first measles case of 2025, health officials say
New York’s first case of measles outside of New York City this year has been confirmed, according to the state Department of ...
Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...
Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
Firefighters in New York have knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island but officials say high ...
Long Island fires started by person making s’mores, officials say
The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, ...