Suffolk County News

The cold weather won't stop Port Jefferson from hosting its third annual Ice Festival this weekend.

The victim transported himself to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police say. 

A dense fog advisory for Nassau and Suffolk counties remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

George Papaioannou, a U.K. citizen who had been living in Sands Point, was arrested on a federal charge related to his business of developing CAT scanners for horses.

Two people were onboard the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft when it hit a Hawker jet, the FAA said. There were no injuries, an airport spokeswoman said.

"People see rabbits out there [in the wild] and think they can survive," he said. "A domestic rabbit cannot survive. ... They couldn't even survive a couple of days," said Roy Gross of the Suffolk SPCA. 

Medical experts on Long Island, including infectious disease expert Dr. David Hirschwerk, warned that COVID-19 infection numbers are still relatively high and that the surge is not over.

Malverne Mel saw his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter. Out east, Holtsville Hal did not see his shadow, forecasting an early spring.

But parking can be a problem for those who come to enjoy the restaurants, concerts and shopping in the village.

The cleaver was one of several items sent to the inmate last week at the Riverhead jail via Amazon.com, jail officials said.

A third woman has been arrested for "acting in concert" with two Amityville nurses accused of fraudulently filling out COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering the false information in a state database, the Suffolk County district attorney's office said.

The Long Island Rail Road, which has struggled to resume service after Saturday's blizzard, said it resumed service "on or close" to schedule by Tuesday night.

One Holbrook man with a penchant for burglarizing Dunkin' has been arrested for a total of five burglaries, Suffolk police said Tuesday.

Link Logistics, a unit of financial giant Blackstone, bought the 122,000-square-foot building in Hauppauge to redevelop it as a Class A distribution center, said David Pennetta, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield, which represented the buyer. 

In the wake of a nor'easter and an arctic chill, relief comes this week with milder temperatures. But there is a weather service warning about icy roadways Tuesday night and more unsettled weather later in the week. 

Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three drug distribution companies.

An undisclosed number of occupants in the two-story home on Emerald Lane South were treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said.

Now in his second term, Smithtown Supervisor Edward Wehrheim laid out goals for 2022, which include improvements to infrastructure and parks, flooding mitigation and downtown revitalization. 

The court said its temporary stay imposed last week stands, but did not indicate how quickly it would issue a ruling in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the governor's mandate.

Suffolk County Water Authority contractors have connected 1,250 feet of new water main along Deer Trail Road, bridging a gap in existing water main infrastructure between Old Soldiers Road and W. Gate Road on the Southampton reservation.