GreaterRonkonkoma

06/19/2026

Developer proposing cluster of retail shops.

A 1960s warehouse on Waverly Avenue in Patchogue could be converted into a multi-tenant retail complex under a proposal heading to the Village Planning Board on June 23.

06/17/2026

For Long Island, it was the culmination of decades of terror and mystery, and the media frenzy that followed the Gilgo Beach serial killer's 2023 arrest.

A Suffolk County judge sentenced Rex Heuermann to life without parole Wednesday for the Gilgo Beach murders, months after his guilty plea this spring.

06/16/2026

In broad daylight, the driver got out of the car and dragged Victoria Hutson off the roadway before fleeing the scene.

A Selden man pleaded guilty in a November midday hit-and-run crash on Boyle Road that killed a 37-year-old NYC Department of Homeless Services peace officer walking along the roadway.

06/16/2026

Four locations on LI remain open.

The West Marine in Port Washington is in liquidation mode as the chain closes 59 stores nationwide amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

06/16/2026

Sign’s up!

06/13/2026

The sign's up in Ronkonkoma!

06/12/2026

Here we go again.

Nassau and Suffolk counties are under a severe thunderstorm watch through 9 p.m. Friday — the second dangerous weather event in 24 hours after 80 mph winds hammered Suffolk Thursday evening.

06/12/2026

An ordinary ride home from work uddenly turned tragic.

Hilton Spokony, 45, of East Patchogue was killed in a North Patchogue crash Thursday night while riding home from work with his mother-in-law, according to police.

06/12/2026

Suffolk leads all New York state counties in total annual traffic fatalities.

Mario Corvasce, 66, of Holbrook, was struck and killed by a fleeing driver on Broadway Avenue Thursday night; Suffolk County Major Case Unit detectives are investigating.

06/11/2026

He faces up to 22 years in prison at sentencing on July 10.

Matthew Smith admitted guilt in the drunken-driving crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa in St. James. He faces 7⅓ to 22 years in prison.