Suffolk County

A 19-year-old high school student died and another half-dozen young people were hurt, one of them seriously, when the car they were all packed into veered off a road, flipped over and hit a tree Sunday night, authorities say. According to East Hampton police, an 18-year-old was driving the group in a 2009 Toyota Camry on Old Stone Highway when he...

A 19-year-old high school student died and another half-dozen young people were hurt, one of them seriously, when the car they were all packed into veered off a road, flipped over and hit a tree Sunday night, authorities say. According to East Hampton police, 18-year-old Luis Barrionuevo-Fuertes was driving the group in a 2009 Toyota Camry on Old Stone Highway…

The body found in a backyard pool on Long Island has been identified as the fugitive wanted in connected with the stabbing death of his father in a neighboring town, according to police.

They’re loud, they crawl and fly, and they have landed in Suffolk County.  That’s right: It’s cicada season. The red-eyed, winged insects have emerged in massive numbers this month, stunning residents across Port Jefferson Station. “I think it’s disgusting, I’m sitting here — I’m freaking out,” said Carene Pisano with a laugh — as a cicada buzzed near her...

Hundreds of thousands of noisy insects are invading Long Island: The cicadas have emerged in Suffolk County for the first time in 17 years. The winged bugs are big, loud and hard to miss with their bulging red eyes, but are also completely harmless, experts say. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A 21-year-old from Long Island is in hot water after a series of social media stunts. Kyle Vazquez faces multiple charges after dumping eggs and beans all over himself at restaurants, and he’s accused of filming the inside of strangers’ homes without their knowledge. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Police in New York say a man was arrested following a bizarre series of incidents posted to social media, including dumping eggs and beans on his head at restaurants.

A grim discovery was made at a middle school on Long Island, where two men were found in a garbage truck. One of those men was dead, the other still alive. The latter told police the pair had been inside a dumpster at a Commack shopping center when they were tossed into the truck. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng...

Authorities are investigating after one person was pulled alive and another pulled dead from a garbage truck when it stopped at a middle school on Long Island Thursday, according to officials. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A routine early morning garbage run turned into a horrifying scene at a Long Island middle school, when a man was discovered sitting atop a garbage truck — and another was later found dead inside. A staff member at William T. Rogers Middle School in Kings Park spotted the man perched on top of the truck as it pulled into…

A body believed to be that of a fugitive wanted for killing his father was found in a backyard pool on Long Island owned by one of the law enforcement officers who had been searching for him for months, a source close to the investigation says. The body, thought to be that of Matthew Zoll, was discovered Sunday by a…

The person believed to be responsible for selling THC gummies that sickened a dozen Long Island middle schoolers in March has been arrested, according to police.

Long Island police are investigating whether a body found in a pool by a homeowner belongs to 23-year-old Matthew Zoll, a fugitive of the law, said Suffolk County Police Department Commissioner Kevin Catalina. A homeowner on Long Island made a shocking discovery when uncovering his pool for the summer, finding a body floating in the water after pulling off his…

While it was a shocking find, some neighbors in east Shoreham have a theory regarding the identity of the person found, and how the body got there. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A 75-year-old man from Long Island, New York, has been arrested for animal cruelty after dozens of dead cats were pulled from his home last weekend.

A Suffolk County police officer is recovering after he was attacked on the job, getting stabbed and slashed while making an arrest. New body camera video showed his fellow officers jumping in to help him. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A Suffolk County police officer is recovering Tuesday after being stabbed while trying to arrest a suspect in Amity Harbor, police said. Officers had been called to a report of two men looking in parked vehicles on Gibbs Road near Coolidge Avenue around 12:30 a.m. When the police arrived, officers placed one suspect into custody but another tried to get…

Dozens of cats have been rescued from what’s been described as a house of horrors on Long Island. Neighbors say for years they tried sounding the alarm to authorities. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

Animal welfare workers are asking for help caring for dozens of cats that were pulled from a Long Island home over the weekend. According to the Suffolk County SPCA, members responding to a home in Bohemia found at least 50 cats in need of immediate removal and veterinary care. They’re being treated with help from the Town of Islip Animal…

An arson attack on Long Island has sparked a manhunt for a person seen on video lighting a car in Brentwood. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.