One of the boaters used a cellphone to report their vessel was taking on water from an unknown problem. Some of the boaters were wearing life preservers and others were holding onto floating cushions and a cooler.

Coast Guard crews suspended their search of the Long Island Sound on Monday night for two people believed to have been aboard a sailboat before it came ashore empty earlier on Truman Beach near Greenport, officials said.

An employee of Great Neck North High School has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and the school district has alerted members of the school community, officials said.

The whale carcass found Sunday on the Fire Island shore showed signs of being struck by a vessel, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said.

The video of the singalong has been viewed more than 142,000 times on Twitter.

How do you steal an 18-ton excavator, and what do you do with it once you've made your getaway?

The SPCA said it is investigating and offered a $3,500 reward for information after 27 domestic rabbits were found dumped near anLIRR station.

Joan P. Yale was a trailblazer in Nassau policing who in her career became the highest-ranking woman to serve in any Long Island law enforcement agency.

The receptacles will provide beachgoers with Wi-Fi access and alert the town sanitation department when the bins are full.

A Coram woman was intoxicated and driving with three children in her sport utility vehicle when she crashed into a tree on West Yaphank Road early Monday morning, police said.

A Sea Cliff man is facing a burglary charge after breaking into a home Sunday night, but running off when the female homeowner woke up, Nassau police said.

The new marquee was lighted for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the theater's revival, but its role as the village's heart goes much farther back in time.

"Never give up no matter what," Praise Akintola, the Wyandanch High School salutatorian said. "You can do anything you put your mind to."

From carnivals and crafts to performances, Memorial Day celebrations and more, there's so much to do on Long Island this weekend.

The craze began with Georgia teen dubbed "Backpack Kid" who appeared on "SNL."

The parents are penguins Puddy and Frank.

East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys has announced his intentions to run on the Democratic Party line for the seat he was appointed to in January.

Abby Oshrain, sitting in the crowd at Madison Square Garden, had a crazy idea as Billy Joel brought members of the Armed Forces on stage as he sang "Goodnight Saigon."

Hundreds of thousands of military veterans were honored during a rainy Memorial Day weekend ceremony at the Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, on Sunday.