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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Elsa prompted warnings for boaters and beachgoers in NJ, NY

Dangerous, life-threatening marine conditions — including tropical storm-force winds, rough seas, and rip currents — developed over the Atlantic waters off the Jersey Shore and New York as well as the Long Island Sound.

A parade on July 5 extends holiday celebrations on Long Island

The Port Jefferson Fourth of July Parade was back and bigger than in years past. Last year's celebration was canceled altogether because of the pandemic.

Cops: Drunk driver smashes into police car on Long Island

A Suffolk County man faces drunk driving and driving charges after police say he narrowly missed hitting an officer and then barreled into his police car.

1 missing, 1 arrested after Long Island boat crash

A 25-year-old man was missing and another man under arrest for boating while intoxicated after an incident early Monday morning in the waters off of Long Island.

Long Island cop gifts man he pulled over car seat for son

A traffic stop on Long Island had a happy outcome for a father who couldn't afford a proper car seat for his son.