Department of Education layoffs: How could Long Island schools, colleges be impacted?
Long Island educators, parents and students worry that the staff cuts could impact special education and student loans.
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...
Long Island measles outbreak unlikely after child tests positive, health officials say
The measles vaccination rate on Long Island should help keep the spread of the disease at bay, health officials say. This ...
Long Island population grows modestly, U.S. Census Bureau data shows
The biggest drivers of the gains were international migration and births outpacing deaths, according to U.S. Census Bureau ...
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’
A young man from Laurelton is the first New Yorker with sickle cell disease to receive Lyfgenia, a life-changing gene therapy treatment that has wiped away the debilitating illness, The Post first ...
Long Island man accused of dogfighting, possessing and selling fentanyl
A Long Island man was arraigned Wednesday on drugs, weapons and dogfighting charges.Kevin Brown, 39, pleaded not guilty and ...
Long Island drug dealer indicted for dog fighting and selling ‘enough fentanyl to kill more than 65,000 people’
"He should live in the same squalor that he put these poor dogs in and let him learn that little life lesson." ...
Long Island pastor pleads guilty to possessing sexually explicit videos of young boys from ‘unspeakable’ acts online
Jose Saez, Jr., 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Central Islip Federal Court to sexual exploitation of a child for soliciting ...
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...
Long Island reports first measles case of 2025, health officials say
New York’s first case of measles outside of New York City this year has been confirmed, according to the state Department of ...
Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island
Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...