Nassau County strikes Las Vegas Sands deal for new casino

The project will cost about $4 billion and will be an “integrated resort” with hotel rooms, live entertainment, restaurants and spas.

Gabby Petito update: Laundrie family attorney seeks copies of texts and calls

The attorney for Brian Laundrie's family is seeking copies of all the family's texts, calls and other phone records for a six-month stretch of 2021 obtained by the parents of Gabby Petito as part of a Florida civil suit connected to the travel blogger's murder.

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It will be a mild Friday across the region. How will the weekend shake out? FOX 5 NY's Raegan Medgie has the information you need.

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Long Island students honor survivors

The students aren't just telling stories from a book they read. They have all met the survivors who they were asked to speak about.

Wreckage of 100-year-old submarine found in Long Island Sound by divers

A group of divers have discovered the wreckage of an experimental submarine that was built in 1907 and later scuttled in the Long Island Sound.

Long Island man sentenced for sharing deepfake porn of underage women

Patrick Carey, 22, pleaded guilty to sharing sexually explicit "deepfake" images of over a dozen underage women on a pornographic website.

Huntington Hospital offering nutritional care to disadvantaged patients

Huntington Hospital is taking a proactive approach to promote health and healing by offering discharged patients a bag of nutritious food through its Food as Health program.

Drunk driver beat other motorist to death after crash, Nassau police say

Patrick Destine was allegedly unregistered, uninsured, and drunk when he blew a stop sign and crashed into the side of David McKenzie’s van on Saturday night. It got more violent from there, police say.

Central Islip School District sued over failure to protect student from bullying

An alleged epidemic of violence and bullying in and around Long Island schools has led some parents to file lawsuits in order to make the schools a safer place for students.

Major cybersecurity flaws led to Suffolk County ransomware attack: Officials

According to a forensic report, criminal actors gained entry to Suffolk County Clerk servers through a vulnerability in the office before launching a full-blown attack against the county

Where are the top 5 best places to live in the NYC area?

According to a new report, a whopping 14 of the best places to live in the New York City area can all be found on Long Island.

Riverhead zero-tolerance policy aims to crack down on quality-of-life crimes

The town’s leaders hope to limit certain types of behaviors that could be offensive toward others such as urinating in public, smoking weed near children's play areas and aggressive panhandling.

Long Island exhibit celebrates 300 years of Jewish businesses

From farming in the field, to diamonds at Fortunoff, and schmears at Bagel Boss: Over 100 artifacts and photographs are on display from more than 60 Long Island businesses.

Man arrested for stealing cooking oil from local Chick-fil-A

After nearly 3 months, Suffolk County Police arrested Hector Castrol-Espinal, 23, for stealing cooking oil from Chick-fil-A in Huntington Station.

'Sloth Encounters' pet shop owner opposes proposed NY exotic animal ban

Newly introduced legislation would ban the sale of sloths, along with whales, elephants, hyenas, zebras and walruses in New York state.