WNBA legend Sue Wicks' 2nd act: Long Island oyster farmer
From baskets to bags of oysters, and sneakers to water shoes, WNBA legend Sue Wicks has discovered a second passion as a Long Island oyster farmer.
Long Island triple-jumper leaps to the top of her sport
Rocky Point High School graduate Alexandra Kelly is considered the top-ranked high school female triple-jumper in the nation.
Shark bites surfer at Suffolk County beach
A tiger shark bit a surfer in the water off Smith Point County Park in Suffolk County Wednesday morning.
Long Island shark attack: Beaches reopen with drones on patrol
Lifeguards at Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches started their shifts an hour early on Monday morning to scan the water for signs of sharks. Over the weekend, a shark bit a lifeguard who was in the water for a training exercise.
Boat crashes into Fire Island bulkhead, flinging man into water
Police officers and a bystander rescued a man whose boat slammed into a bulkhead on Fire Island on Wednesday evening, police said.
Suffolk man shot, killed during burglary
Police say that Eric Westby, 46, was shot and killed when multiple people broke into a home in Coram early Thursday morning.
Off-duty cop who survived cancer dies in car crash on Long Island
Police Officer Vincent Pelliccio crashed into a median on Nicolls Road in Selden shortly after 12:30 a.m. Pelliccio, who was off-duty, died at Stony Brook University Hospital. He was 30 years old.
Gabby Petito mourned by grieving Blue Point community
People in Blue Point, Long Island are continuing to remember Gabby Petito, while divers have joined the search for Brian Laundrie in Florida.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Long Island cop fatally shoots man during struggle
State and county authorities are investigating after a Suffolk County police officer shot and killed a man in Manorville on Thursday night.
Cop who almost died in stabbing released from hospital
Police Officer Christopher Racioppo left the hospital on Monday, more than two weeks after he was stabbed in the line of duty.
NY man accused of raping girl he met on Snapchat
A 22-year-old man is accused of interacting with an underaged girl on Snapchat for a few weeks and then setting up a meeting.
Unsold Long Island oysters being brought to sanctuaries
The market for fresh oysters on Long Island has collapsed. Growers have hundreds of thousands of unsold oysters.
Police break up Long Island mansion party that drew hundreds
The party drew hundreds of people before it was broken up. The organizers have not yet been identified and arrested.
The quantum internet | The Big Idea
The foundation for the nation's quantum internet infrastructure (and what could one day become an unhackable internet) is located on Long Island.
Man sentenced for running sex ring out of parents' home
Raymond Rodio III was sentenced to 9½ years in prison for running a sex trafficking ring out of his elderly parents' sprawling suburban home.
Fire truck flew Confederate flag at parade on Long Island
Nearly 50 local fire departments participated in a drive-by parade.