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Suffolk sees 60% jump in drownings, spurring call for water safety
Officials recommend multiple levels of protection and the importance of proper supervision after county has 24 deaths in 2024.
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Port Jefferson won't annex street for developer's plan2m read
'Unexpected issue' closes Jake's 58 casino1m read

Blaze at Calverton recycling facility contained2m read
Old Navy opening new LI store, replacing Famous Footwear, GameStop1m read

LI police detective accused of using racial slur indicted on multiple hate crime charges2m read
Suffolk lawmakers OK bill to fly veteran suicide awareness flag 1m read
Fishing groups sue over federal restart of Empire Wind project off LI2m read

Hundreds protest Brentwood charter school proposal3m read
A 'cancer' of antisemitism: LI Jews condemn Boulder firebombing, embassy shooting3m read
Aldi opening new LI supermarket next week, will give gift bags to first 100 shoppers1m read

Man pleads guilty for beating 5-week-old son1m read
Signs of life for shuttered Sound Beach post office2m read
Environmentalists, others prod MTA to close deal on Port Jefferson Station site 2m read

Suffolk police, agencies, to share $2M grant to fight domestic violence1m read
Southold extends its pause on new hotels2m read
Gilgo Beach victims memorialized on park benches near where their remains were found4m read

Motorcyclist killed in Farmingville crash, police say

Driver, 59, dies after crashing into Robert Moses Causeway overpass, police say

Cuban Giants, Black baseball team founded in 1880s, honored at LI home3m read
Suffolk Dems benefited from PSEG campaign donations to super PAC6m read

Will Canada wildfire smoke reach Long Island? Not really.1m read

Residents rally to call for rebuilding of Harbor Road in Stony Brook2m read
LI breweries navigate PFAS contamination in beer5m read
Pride Month 2025: LGBTQ+ community faces renewed challenges5m read

Ex-credit supervisor accused of taking $1.6M from Melville company, prosecutors say1m read
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Brooklyn man gets 10 years; allegedly sold cocaine meant for Suffolk1m read
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Officials: Suffolk authorities shut down 5 businesses, arrest 8 people during crackdown on illegal marijuana sales2m read