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A man, exhibiting lewd behavior, used candy to try and coerce a young girl into his car on Long Island on Monday, police say.
"The words miracle and miraculous are sometimes overstated — not in this case."
A man was crossing the street when he was hit by a car and seriously injured on Long Island on Friday night, Suffolk County police say.
A man was arrested after waving a gun at police in front of a Long Island home on Sunday, Suffolk police say.
Suffolk officer Brendon Gallagher is being released from the hospital after a high-speed crash left him on life support, police say.
Authorities closed a Long Island convenience store for illegally selling marijuana, flavored vapes, hemp, and nitrous oxide, officials say.
Lindenhurst Village Officials recently attended the 2025 Organizational Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature.
The Town of Islip has issued a 2025 calendar to encourage residents to reduce, reuse, and recycle in the new year.
Suffolk police are searching for a man who stole beer from a Long Island grocery store in December, police say.
Good Samaritan University Hospital is hosting a blood drive after a post-holiday decline in donations sparked a shortage in blood donations.
A Long Island school was searched by police on Thursday after a staff member received a "threatening email," Suffolk police say.
A new Mexican street food eatery featuring an array of authentic tacos has opened in Babylon near the Long Island Railroad station.
Suffolk police are searching for the person who set a car on fire on Long Island in November, police say.
A Babylon Junior-Senior High School teacher has been recognized by the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying, the district announces.
Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out at a Long Island CVS Pharmacy on Tuesday, Suffolk County police say.
The Copiague Fire Department is hosting a blood drive after a post-holiday decline in donations sparked a shortage in blood donations.
The Bohemia Fire Department's 2025 chiefs and officers have been sworn in, officials announce.
Deer Park High School’s DECA club earned numerous trophies and honorable mention awards at the Suffolk County Regional Competition.
A 60-year-old man, formerly of Babylon, was sentenced for sexually abusing his girlfriend's young daughter for 5 years, the DA says.
The Town of Babylon has awarded the North Lindenhurst Fire Department $150,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funding.
