Long Island News Stories on Sports, Politics & More
Follow all the latest news on Long Island with Newsday. Read top local stories, watch video, and see pictures from all around Nassau and Suffolk counties.
DOT: Sunrise Highway overnight closures for 4 weeks
Nassau's North Shore fights exploding deer population ... Sentencing in mom's death expected ... Suffolk Dems' leadership vote ... Out East: Horses helping veterans
NYU Langone Health will end gender-affirming care for minors and pay $8.5M fine
2m read
New 'on-demand' minibus route part of 'microtransit' trend on LI
2m read
Classic 70s TV show turns 50. Here’s a look at 5 over-the-top episodes.
3m read
New dining program raises money for LI charity
1m read
More Stories
Town to acquire soccer park — are pickleball courts on tap?
2m read
Crowds are doing 2,222 pull-ups this weekend to raise awareness for veterans suicide
2m read
Raccoon captured in Smithtown tests positive for rabies
1m read
NUMC is on the verge of big changes. Will Nassau's GOP get on board?
4m read
Rabid raccoon scratches Manorville resident
1m read
Hicksville schools lockout lifted, police say there was no threat
1m read
'We're very sad': Oheka Castle auction rattles the neighborhood
4m read
Belmont Park reopens after $555M rehab as Hochul vows Triple Crown 'stays'
2m read
LI man facing arson charge after chemistry experiment leads to apartment fire
The Nassau County police said the man was conducting a chemical experiment when the mixture "reacted violently."
Robbery in South Hempstead leaves person in critical condition
Suffolk officers failing to comply with body camera policies
3m read
Man accused in fatal hit-and-run returned to scene in different vehicle, cops say
2m read
Nassau's North Shore fights exploding deer population ... Sentencing in mom's death expected ... Suffolk Dems' leadership vote ... Out East: Horses helping veterans
Long Islanders Favorites
An explosion of deer threatens Nassau's North Shore. Should hunting laws change?
Once confined to eastern Suffolk, the deer are moving farther west into Nassau and prompting calls to loosen hunting laws.
4m read
Fall Fun Book: Festivals, farms and 20+ more ways to celebrate the season
Ex-owner of mob-linked restaurant wins $6 million in police abuse case
3m read
When will NYS utility rebate checks start going out?
1m read
More Long Island Stories
Man charged with trying to scam Nassau woman, 84, out of nearly $50G
1m read
Suffolk officers failed to activate body-worn cameras 83 times during 12-month period, report shows
5m read
Man found dead in strip mall had been hit 40 times with a machete
1m read
Belmont Park reopens and they're off to the races
3m read
Make sweeping change at NUMC
3m read
Cops responding to Hamptons home invasion call seize 1,000 pounds of marijuana
Belmont Park reopens after 3 years of renovations
3m read
Route 347 in Hauppauge reopened after crash seriously injures 1
New theater marquee combines high tech with old-school charm
2m read
LI duck farm reopens with new generation of birds after 19-month shutdown
2m read
Memorial to Suffolk's victims of overdoses to be unveiled in Copiague
3m read
Nearly $1.2M in New York State grants awarded to LI fire districts
2m read
LI teen ruled competent to stand trial on charges of killing ex-girlfriend
2m read
Son's attack on father could be heard on 911 tape, prosecutors say
1m read
Former soccer star from LI dies at 30
2m read
'She gets to make a decision': LI woman with incurable disease considers using Medical Aid in Dying law
7m read
Movie stars heading to Shelter Island for Netflix film shoot
2m read
'It's about confidence': Hundreds of kids get fresh cuts, supplies before school starts
2m read
Duck(s)! Over 100 people compete in rubber duckie race for Big Duck
2m read
LI's first pancreas transplant patient gives thanks for life-changing procedure
2m read
1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
28m read
32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
15m read
Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
7m read
Out East: All the buzz at the Hallockville Museum Farm
02:48
That time a 'monster' washed ashore in Montauk
02:28
The Sandbox brings food trucks to Oyster Bay
02:09
LI hockey dad beats cancer
02:20
Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species
01:30
Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
02:38
Picture This! That time the stars came out in Westbury
01:59
LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
02:15
LI Works: Ken goes against the grain at Bullfrogs Woodworks
02:20
Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
01:35
