Long Island

A powerful nor'easter is approaching the NYC area with 50-60 mph winds and heavy rain, threatening to cause severe coastal flooding and beach erosion this weekend.

Weather forecasters are growing increasingly confident a late-week coastal storm will impact the New York City area with gusty winds, high surf and potential coastal flooding through the weekend.

Suffolk County health officials reported two raccoons in Bay Shore and Babylon tested positive for rabies.

A small plane made an emergency landing at Robert Moses Beach with no reported injuries, NYS Parks tells FOX 5 NY.

A teacher at Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School found bullets while unpacking newly-delivered classroom supplies. Officials blamed a shipping error.

Nassau County authorities are urging the public to come forward if they suspect they were targeted in an ongoing, multi-town residential rental scam.

A Huntington Station woman was seriously injured after her SUV rolled backward and struck her in her driveway, Suffolk County police said.

Nine days after an EF-1 tornado ripped through a Long Island beach club, the facility has partially reopened.

Several residents in one Long Island neighborhood are raising concerns over two pit bulls, claiming the animals have repeatedly attacked people on their street. But the dog's owners insist their pets aren't vicious, and they say the whole situation is being blown out of proportion.

A tornado touched down at around 7:11 p.m. Thursday in Atlantic Beach and ripped through the Sun and Surf Beach Club, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.

Suffolk County police are investigating a hate crime after the future Islamic center in Mastic-Shirley was vandalized.

Nassau County issued an alert at four beaches Monday due to the possibility of elevated bacteria levels after heavy rainfall.

President Trump delivered remarks at the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City.

Steven Schwally was sentenced for drunkenly crashing an SUV into a Long Island nail salon and killing four people, including an off-duty NYPD officer.

A construction worker was killed and two were injured during a crash in Nesconset at the intersection of Townline Road and Terry Road.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said it was investigating four cases of tularemia, a tick-borne disease that can spread through small dead animals, like rabbits.

A Columbia University medical student was shot in the face and injured by Nassau County officers after he allegedly lunged at them with a large knife.

Three people were arrested, and 10 vehicles were seized after a massive street takeover was caught on camera on Long Island.

Visitors on Long Island should prepare for heat, sun exposure, beach crowds and long periods outdoors.