Long Island News

08/10/2026

Governor Hochul Signs New York Whale Awareness Act To Protect Marine Mammals And Enhance Boater Safety https://www.longisland.com/news/08-10-26/governor-hochul-signs-new-york-whale-awareness-act-to-protect-marine-mammals-and-enhance-boater-safety.html

08/10/2026

Jericho Motel Resident Arrested After Lighting Pillowcase on Fire

Crystal Alston, 54, is charged with Attempted Arson 2nd Degree and Arson 5th Degree.

08/10/2026

Motorcyclist Tragically Killed in East Islip After Losing Control and Crashing into Tree

A 31-year-old man was operating a motorcycle eastbound on Main Street when it left the roadway striking a tree and then a utility pole, cops say.

08/10/2026

Man, 64, Found Dead in Islip Terrace Backyard Pool https://www.longisland.com/articles/08-10-26/man-64-found-dead-in-islip-terrace-backyard-pool.html

08/09/2026

Brutal East Meadow Robbery: 23-Year-Old Punched Repeatedly, Robbed and His Laptop Smashed; Two Arrested

A 23-year-old victim was walking eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike when he was approached by two unknown subjects.

08/09/2026

Police Sting Targets Sales to Minors at Wantagh Smoke Shop; Hempstead Man Arrested, Flavored Vapes Found https://www.longisland.com/articles/08-09-26/police-sting-targets-sales-to-minors-at-wantagh-smoke-shop-hempstead-man-arrested-flavored-vapes-found.html

08/09/2026

Hewlett Neck Man Arrested After Allegedly Shoving Woman, Taking and Damaging Her Phone

Hewlett Neck man arrested after allegedly shoving and threatening a woman during a dispute

08/08/2026

Police Search for Missing Baldwin Teen Mathew Valentin, 15, Who May Be in Lynbrook https://www.longisland.com/articles/08-08-26/police-search-for-missing-baldwin-teen-mathew-valentin-15-who-may-be-in-lynbrook.html

08/08/2026

75-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Stony Brook Pool

Tragedy in Stony Brook: 75-Year-Old Man Dies in Pool Drowning

08/08/2026

Nassau Police Rescue Elderly Man Lost in Woods in Seaford

A 70-year-old male entered a wooded area to retrieve his model airplane near the aerodrome field located at Cedar Creek Park and was unable to find his way out.