Suffolk County

If you find yourself considering some type of water activity at Port Jefferson Harbor Tuesday — or even eating shellfish from there — rethink your plans. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services issued a water warning following reports of an accidental discharge of thousands of gallons of partially treated sewage after a malfunction on one of the UV disinfection…

A 15-year-old Long Island boy was arrested for going on an alleged stabbing rampage inside his home that left his grandmother dead and his mother badly injured after the family threatened to take away his computer due to recent behavior problems. According to Suffolk County police, the mother, Vanessa Chendemi, ran out of her Selden residence shortly before 10 p.m….

A Suffolk County neighborhood is reeling from a shocking murder. Authorities say 75-year-old John “Jack” Miller, a retired Suffolk County police officer and former chief of the Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Department was gunned down by his own son, Christopher Miller, 43. Neighbors say Christopher Miller had recently moved back into his childhood home following a divorce. According to neighbors, he…

A man was arrested after shooting his father to death inside the home they shared on Long Island, then hid inside a neighbor’s shed, according to police. Suffolk County police initially went to a home on Seaman Neck Road in Dix Hills just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday after the caller said a man was hiding in the shed on...

New York’s first case of measles outside of New York City this year has been confirmed, according to the state Department of Health. The patient is reported to be less than five years old and a resident of Suffolk County on Long Island, health officials say. “Our epidemiology and vaccine experts at the State Health Department and the State’s...

There were some scary moments for students at a middle school on Long Island Monday when nearly a dozen kids were rushed to the hospital after eating marijuana gummy candies. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A dozen Long Island middle schoolers got sick Monday, and all but one of them went to hospitals for evaluation, after apparently ingesting marijuana gummies, according to police and school officials. Suffolk County cops responded to a call for help at William Floyd Middle School on Moriches Middle Island Road shortly after 10 a.m. They found 12 kids, ages 13…

In Suffolk County, 20 dead birds found on a small beach in East Patchogue are now being tested for avian flu, sparking concerns in the community. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A Long Island beachside community in Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.

New answers came in from a Long Island courtroom in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, as it was confirmed that the case will be tried in Suffolk County. But will there be one trial for Rex Heuermann, or five separate ones? Questions still remain about the trial’s future. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer was back in court for another pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, during which time prosecutors shared some new information about the man accused of killing seven women.

A woman was charged with animal cruelty after officials said nearly 50 animals were found living in horrific, squalid conditions inside a Long Island home.

In a tragic story on Long Island, a married couple was found dead at their home in Islip in what police believe was a murder-suicide. Garbage collectors on their route discovered the husband’s body in the driveway. Police later found the wife dead inside the house. Both had been shot. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A husband and wife were found dead with gunshot wounds at their home in a quiet Long Island town, and police believe the incident may have been a murder-suicide.

Nine people have been indicted in a child sex trafficking case involving a teen girl found on a boat docked at a Long Island marina following a nearly monthlong disappearance.

A man trying to retrieve his dog that had wandered onto the mud of a former Long Island lake ended up getting stuck himself, police said, and needed to be rescued as he sank into the chest-high muck.

Bright orange flames and thick black smoke could be seen on doorbell camera footage pouring out of a Long Island home and day care, with children inside around at the time the fire was sparked, according to officials.

The emaciated remains of a bulldog puppy were found inside a backpack left at a park on Long Island, according to officials.

The daughter was charged with second-degree murder for killing her mother on Thanksgiving Eve, according to Suffolk County Police. 

A Long Island City woman is facing a murder charge for stabbing her 84-year-old mother to death on Long Island Thanksgiving Eve, police said. Suffolk County Police responded to a call Wednesday, shortly after 9 p.m. following a report of a stabbing victim on Carmen Court in Dix Hills, police said. When officers arrived to the scene they allegedly found…