There's nothing like stimulating a community's sweet tooth and being associated with countless celebrations to make a person appreciated and sorely missed.

A boat likely hit the humpback whale that came to rest on the shore in Long Beach, marine experts said on Saturday.

Five Towns College held its 44th commencement Saturday at Half Hollow Hills High School East in Dix Hills.

The driver of a vehicle that overturned Friday night in Greenlawn has died, Suffolk County police said.

Suffolk County has hired a Boston company to set up and operate a bike-share program that will allow users to rent or drop off a bicycle at multiple locations through the use of a mobile app.

New York's two members of the U.S. Senate have called on federal environmental regulators to release a study said to find that man-made chemicals found in some drinking water on Long Island are dangerous at concentrations far lower than where federal authorities now advise remedial action.

One Vietnam veteran that Half Hollow Hills reference librarian Edna Susman interviewed had been so rattled by his experience there that he went decades without looking at the thousands of photos he took as a combat photographer.

Dave bet on all kinds of sports. He lost touch with his two sons and divorced three times. He turned his life around with the help of Gamblers Anonymous.

Dave bet on all kinds of sports. He lost touch with his two sons and divorced three times. He turned his life around with the help of Gamblers Anonymous.

About 2 million people in the United States meet the diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder, compulsive behavior that experts define as being as powerful as drug or alcohol addictions.

Long Island is getting two new law enforcement patrol boats for Glen Cove and Suffolk County to enforce safe boating.

From the 4D movies to the interactive games, NFL Experience Times Square in Manhattan is probably one of the most fun things we have ever done. After meeting former NFL star Rashad Jennings we did a tour of NFL Experience Times Square. It was incredible, an experience we will never forget.

The weather has been cool and rainy, gas prices are rising and political turmoil is ever present. But Long Island's tourism industry expects these storm clouds to dissipate as a strong economy keeps travel and leisure spending robust.

A 10-year-old boy who disappeared Friday evening in Greenlawn has been found, Suffolk County police said.

An at-risk boy from Lake Grove has been found unharmed, Suffolk police said early Saturday.

Two men from East Northport were hurt, one seriously, when their vehicle overturned Friday night in Greenlawn, Suffolk police said.

If you want a nice stretch of sunny skies and toasty temperatures, sorry, you're just going have to wait for another weekend.

A Bellport man who boasted on Facebook that he had illegal drugs for sale pleaded guilty Friday to his role in a multistate oxycodone trafficking ring, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District said.

The families of two NYPD officers slain nearly 47 years ago spoke with state parole board officials Friday to oppose any release of Anthony Bottom, one of the Black Panther members convicted of murdering the cops.