A driver died when his car left the highway and hit a tree Wednesday evening, officials on Washington Island say.

A 25-year-old Titusville man died after his car ran off a road at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and into a ...

Suffolk County may be declared a “disaster area” by the feds over this year’s dismal oyster crop. The move would allow the region’s devastated oyster farms to unlock low-interest emergency federal ...

The leaders of five unions representing more than half of the Long Island Rail Road workforce on Wednesday warned they were prepared to go on strike next month — and claimed that MTA officials have ...

The harsh winter took a toll on Long Island’s oyster farms, costing producers an estimated $2.4 million, as an extended deep freeze caused the bays to ice over and tore apart oyster beds and cages.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is seeking a disaster declaration for Suffolk County shellfish growers. Heavy snow this winter, plus days of freezing temperatures, took a toll on the region’s ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is requesting a United States Department of Agriculture Secretarial Disaster Designation for Suffolk County after severe winter weather caused major losses for Long Island ...

A brutal winter that battered Long Island’s aquaculture industry caused an estimated $2.4 million in losses, according to a new survey by industry partners and local officials. Heavy February snowfall ...

Long Island’s oyster and kelp farmers, reeling after a brutal winter, could get a lifeline in low-interest emergency loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island residents and elected officials are not backing down in the fight against a proposed homeless shelter on the South Shore Dozens of people gathered for a protest of ...

Just days after his return to professional golf in the TGL indoor golf final, PGA Tour legend Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car accident near his home in Jupiter, Florida, authorities say.

The anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident at the end of March each year reminds me of a chance encounter nearly 30 years ago while vacationing in Tennessee. My husband and I traveled ...