Nearly a dozen Long Island beaches are closed to bathing due to excess bacteria. The 11 beaches are all on the north shore of Suffolk County. They are:Terraces on the Sound and Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point; Sound Beach Property Owners’ Association Beach; Knollwood Beach, Fleets Cove Beach, and Huntington Beach Community Association Beach in ...

A suspect is in custody following a string of business burglaries on Long Island.Nassau County Police Third Precinct Officers responded to 365 Willis Ave. in Mineola for a building alarm at around 4:04 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12. Upon arrival, officers observed a man running westbound on Ferncroft Road, according to police. After canvassing the area officers were able to locate the ...

Police are asking the public for help locating a  Long Island mother and her infant son who have both gone missing.Dominic D’Angelo, 3 months old, was last seen at his residence in Wantagh around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, Nassau County Police said. Dominic is believed to be in the care of his mother Guisely Cuadrado, according to police.Police say that the two entered ...

A man has been apprehended after police say he injured three people with a machete during an incident at a Long Island sporting goods store.The incident happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 in Patchogue.The incident at DICK’S Sporting Goods, located at 499-64 Sunrise Highway, unfolded after the man inquired about purchasing rifles, Suffolk ...

A 39-year-old man was sentenced for the execution-style murder in Westchester.Negus Kirton was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 12 to 25 years to life in state prison following his July conviction for the 2020 murder of Michael Toro, age 21, in Mount Vernon.Kirton, of Mount Vernon, had been found guilty in late June of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a ...

Police are investigating the drowning death of a Long Island man.The man was crabbing at the West Sayville docks, located on West Avenue in West Sayville, when witnesses discovered him in the water at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, Suffolk County Police said. The good Samaritans pulled him from the water and attempted to resuscitate him, said police.The man, identified as Joe ...

Police are investigating a crash near a Long Island intersection that left a woman seriously injured.It happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 in Cold Spring Harbor.A 40-year-old Lloyd Harbor man was operating a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Shore Road, near Main Street, when he struck the female pedestrian, Suffolk County Police said.The woman, a resident of ...

Much-awaited relief is finally coming after a prolonged sultry stretch of uncomfortable humid conditions that has lasted nearly a week and a half.A round of scattered showers on Thursday, Aug. 11, mainly in the morning, will be followed by gradual clearing in the afternoon, with skies eventually becoming mostly sunny, according to the National Weather Service.The high temperature will ...

Donald Trump says he will not answer questions in a civil investigation of his business practices in New York.The former president invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10 at the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James.The move comes just two days after the FBI conducted a search at Trump's Mar-A-Lago ...

A Long Island man has been charged for allegedly burglarizing more than a dozen businesses since May, police announcedRobert Porter, age 55, of Kings Park, was sitting in an abandoned vehicle on First Avenue in Bay Shore at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9 when Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Anti-Crime officers Jeremy Reichling and John Tighe observed him in possession of ...