3 arrested in brutal attack on Long Island

Police on Long Island have arrested three people on attempted murder charges in connection with a brutal attack.

Star Wars toy mistaken for rifle at SUNY Farmingdale

A New York college that went on lockdown over a report of a gun on campus says the weapon turned out to be a light saber.

Teen awaiting drag-race sentencing arrested at traffic stop

A Long Island teenager who is awaiting sentencing in a drag-racing crash that killed five has been arrested after a traffic stop.

Long Island school near contaminated site

Parents and staff at Cantiague Elementary School in Jericho, Long Island, had tough words for the state Department of Environmental Conservation at a meeting Tuesday night.

Students' designs help children in hospital

Students in Lynbrook High School's Advance Design and Innovation Class are using 3D printing technology to develop a series of prototype adaptive devices solving a range of challenges for patients at St. Mary's Hospital for Children.

Small plane makes emergency landing on beach

Emergency personnel are responding to reports of a small plane landing at Sunken Meadow State Park. It is unclear if anyone has been injured.

Legislation would help veterans get PTSD treatment

Some military veterans can't get treatment for PTSD because their condition was diagnosed only after they were out of the service. Now some lawmakers want to change that with new legislation.

Long Island-Connecticut crossing?

Bridge or tunnel? It's been debated for decades and even fictionalized in the Netflix hit House of Cards. But now there is a renewed effort to get a link crossing the Long Island Sound.

From empty warehouse to brewery incubator

People who live in Copiague, Long Island, call a certain blighted warehouse an eyesore. It has been vacant for decades. Inside, it is littered with bottles and trash; the walls are sprayed with graffiti.

2 injured in small plane crash on LI

A small plane carrying a father and daughter returning from visiting a college in Rhode Island crash-landed in an industrial park on Saturday afternoon, but they suffered only minor injuries, fire officials said.  

NY high school student arrested with 90 heroin packets

Police say a teenager has been arrested after allegedly being found with 90 packets of heroin at a Long Island high school.  

Billy Joel band member inspires students

For Mike DelGuidice, a return to his alma mater, Long Island's Miller Place High School, is an opportunity to inspire the next generation of music enthusiasts. The musician has had an incredible ride, from leading the popular Billy Joel cover band Big Shot for years to finally joining the real Billy Joel band, regularly performing with the piano man himself in Madison Square Garden.

Loud booms shake houses on Long Island

People on Long Island were reporting hearing loud booms that shook their houses.  911 call centers reportedly got a lot of calls due to the incident.

Report: LIRR on-time performance worsens

New stats from the Long Island Rail Road show what many riders have been complaining about: trains are running later and later and some aren't running at all. An "expensive," "slow ride" that's "inconvenient" pretty much sums up the way Long Island Rail Road riders describe their commute.

Rapper accused of firing gun into air on Long Island

A rapper on a national tour is in trouble with cops on Long Island after allegedly firing a gun into the air during a fight outside a nightclub.

Inspirational jiu-jitsu blue belt with cerebral palsy, cancer dies at age 20

Ian Matuszak, an inspirational young man who touched the lives of so many people, passed away at the age of 20 earlier this week after a tough battle against an aggressive form of cancer.  Ian had also been suffering from cerebral palsy. 

Ex-Suffolk County chief James Burke pleads guilty

A former police chief of Suffolk County, Long Island has plead guilty to charges of violating a woman's civil rights and orchestrating a cover-up, FOX 5 NY has learned.

Nassau police: Mangano, consultant didn't sext

Nassau County police have found no evidence that County Executive Ed Mangano sexted with public relations consultant Karin Murphy Caro of BluChip Marketing.

Video released of Oheka Castle shooting

Suffolk County police are searching for new leads in the 2014 botched hit on the owner of Oheka Castle so they released surveillance video of the incident.