A Huntington Station man on probation was arrested Thursday after authorities said officers found multiple weapons and gun-making materials during a probation check at his […]
Long Island Doctor Who Con Landing With A Whirlwind of Guests This August
What is time when you’re talking about Doctor Who? It’s all twisty and turny, whimey and rhymey. So when we…
A Motherload of Guests at Trek Long Island This Year
This year’s Trek Long Island theme is “What Happens on Risa…” and if previous years are any guide, the convention…
HurriCon Rocked East Rockaway For Charity on Saturday
HurriCon landed in East Rockaway at the Bethany Congregational Church on Saturday with a comic book show that featured artists,…
Queens Man Accused of Stealing $210K in Jewelry, Cash From Syosset Home
A Queens man was arrested in connection with a residential burglary in Syosset that police said resulted in the theft of approximately $210,000 in jewelry […]
Hempstead Assisted Living Worker Accused of Using Residents’ Names to Steal Oxycodone
A Brooklyn woman has been charged after prosecutors say she used the names of assisted living residents to fraudulently obtain oxycodone while working at a […]
The $6 Million Camp Upton Fraud Lawsuit of 1922
In December 1922, The Port Jefferson Echo reported that the federal government had begun legal action tied to alleged fraud in the construction of Camp […]
South Setauket Target Theft: Police Seek Man and Woman Accused of Stealing Merchandise
Suffolk County police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man and woman accused of stealing merchandise from a Target store in South Setauket […]
Before Busytown, Children’s Author Richard Scarry Drew This Charming 1947 Map of Long Island
Long before Richard Scarry became famous for Busytown, Lowly Worm, and generations of children’s books, he drew Long Island. In June 1947, Holiday magazine published […]
When a Whiskey-Laden Yacht Ran Ashore on Long Island During Prohibition
During a snowstorm in late November 1922, a yacht carrying hundreds of cases of whiskey ran aground off Miller Place during the height of Prohibition. […]
Man Indicted After Allegedly Kidnapping 4-Year-Old From Patchogue Laundromat, Promising “Secret Room”
A 38-year-old Ecuadorian national has been indicted after prosecutors say he lured a 4-year-old girl away from her family inside a Patchogue laundromat and walked […]
Sinkhole Shuts Down Two Lanes on Westbound LIE Near Exit 49N, Emergency Repairs Underway
A large sinkhole forced emergency lane closures Thursday afternoon on the westbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 49N in Huntington, causing major traffic delays along […]
Tax Preparer Allegedly Used $260K Stolen From Patchogue Auto Shop For OnlyFans, Airfare
A Bellport tax preparer was arrested Thursday after prosecutors said he stole more than $260,000 from a Patchogue auto repair business by falsifying sales tax […]