Postal worker accused of stealing Costco rewards

A U.S. Postal Service worker is accused of stealing Costco rewards certificates from the mail facility where he has been a full-time employee since 2018.

Aerial video captures shark snack attack off New York beach

Experts with OCEARCH say these bait fish near the coast could be tied to the recent string of shark sightings in New York and New Jersey this summer

Long Island man killed after answering door

A Long Island man was shot and killed after answering a knock on his front door.

Lynx that was roaming Long Island captured

The Suffolk County police caught a lynx that had been roaming Long Island.

Possible bobcat sighting on Long Island

Authorities are investigating after some kind of lynx was spotted outside a woman's home on Long Island.

Long Island dognappers steal seven French Bulldogs during burglary

Police say the dognappers broke into a home on Long Island and managed to steal two six-month-old French Bulldogs and five one-month-old French Bulldog puppies.

Teen surfer bitten by shark on Long Island speaks out

"I didn't see anything coming, I felt on my foot, like, a bear trap," said the victim, Max Haynes.

Teen surfer bitten by shark on Long Island

A 16-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark in the waters off Fire Island.

Great White shark washes ashore on Long Island

Authorities say the 7-to-8-foot long shark was spotted by a resident before it washed back out to sea.

Woman and 3 dogs rescued from Long Island house fire

Firefighters from three fire departments rescued a woman and three dogs from a Long Island house fire on Sunday

'Princess Doe' remains identified as NY teen missing since 1982

A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as Dawn Olanick, a Long Island teenager.

Long Island beach-goers wary after shark bite incidents

Officials on Long Island say they are preparing for a new reality after a sharp uptick in shark encounters already this summer.

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.

Another Long Island lifeguard bitten by shark

A lifeguard, the third in recent weeks, was bitten by a shark off the coast of Long Island on Thursday morning.

Explosion outside Long Island mosque investigated as possible hate crime

Hate crimes officers are investigating after an incendiary device exploded outside a mosque on Long Island, damaging a metallic crescent moon that is a symbol of Islam.

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.

LGBT Network senior housing complex on Long Island

A 75-unit LGBT-friendly senior housing complex in Bay Shore is said to be the first of its kind in a U.S. suburb.

Enraged moviegoer chokes employee at Long Island theater

Police in Suffolk County say they have arrested a man for allegedly choking and punching two employees of a movie theater last week.