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Long Island weather:Â Dense fog, storms today
A dense fog advisory is in effect until noon today and showers and thunderstorms are forecast, with rain expected through the day and into the evening.
First female chief of police at Stony Brook University has a passion for law enforcement
In January, Dawn Smallwood took on the challenge of becoming the first female chief of police in Stony Brook University's 65-year history. "I really want students, faculty and staff to feel like we are their police," Smallwood says.
Cops: Five unlocked cars with key fobs inside stolen in Hauppauge
 Suffolk police are increasing patrols in those communities after thefts of a dozen cars parked outside homes Thursday and Friday, all unlocked and with key fobs inside, authorities said.
Once-sleepy Hamptons wider awake now in winter, spring months
As the pandemic drags on, it's harder to get a table at a Sag Harbor restaurant on winter weekends. Vehicle traffic is up. Trash collection remains in demand. The affordable housing crisis has been exacerbated by spiking housing costs associated with higher demand.
West Islip high school senior wins $40G Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarship
Aidan Carman, who in the fall will attend Farmingdale State College, will be the school's first recipient of a national Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarship, which will cover all his fees and books.
COVID changed how 20 NYU Long Island School of Medicine students learned
The first graduating class of the NYU Long Island School of Medicine in Mineola saw firsthand how doctors struggled to understand the coronavirus and find effective treatments.
Driver hit fence, parked cars in DWI crash in East Farmingdale, Suffolk police say
Police said the man's passenger was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
LI's teachers are overwhelmingly white and mostly female â but resignations, retirements could change that
In some districts, minority children, especially boys, may rarely â if ever â see a teacher who looks like them. But expected end-of-school-year resignations and early retirements should create hiring opportunities, education advocates said.
From rum-smuggling fishermen to famous mobsters: Long Island's big role in Prohibition
With over 1,600 miles of indented coastline, the Island had plenty of secret coves, harbors and inlets to which bootleggers could bring in liquor from as far away as the Caribbean and Europe. Â
Federal pandemic rent relief largely assisted low-income Long Islanders, state data shows
More than half of the $48.7 million went to help women-run households, according to demographic data.Â
Moderna seeks 4th shot; Long Island COVID-19 numbers inch up
The Massachussets-based pharmaceutical company made the request to determine the "appropriate use" of a second booster dose of the mRNA vaccine for all adults. On Tuesday, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked federal regulators to authorize an additional booster for seniors. Â
