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Traffic on the LIE is just as heavy during the mornings and evenings in both directions as it was in 2019, before the pandemic, but motorists are traveling faster around midday, according to a traffic analyst.

Prosecutors said Maureen Cussen took $15,399 as the Southampton Intermediate School's parent-teacher organization treasurer while working at home.

A second-prize winning Powerball ticket for Wednesday's drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Copiague, the lottery announced Thursday morning.

Police said David Krouse, 63, of Westhampton Beach, first called Southampton Town police about 3 p.m. Wednesday, though he'd intended to call Westhampton Beach police, and threatened violence against the police department.

This year's annual borrowing is a drop from the $15.8 million the town approved for bonding in 2021. Town officials said the money is needed for dozens of improvements and upgrades.

Stephen Kiely, a Mattituck lawyer who previously served as an assistant town attorney in Southold, has been hired as the new Shelter Island Town attorney.

The work is not included in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $1.7 billion Fire Island to Montauk Point plan, but a projected timeline calls for the project to begin in late 2023 and be completed in early 2024.

The cold weather won't stop Port Jefferson from hosting its third annual Ice Festival this weekend.

The victim transported himself to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police say. 

A dense fog advisory for Nassau and Suffolk counties remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

George Papaioannou, a U.K. citizen who had been living in Sands Point, was arrested on a federal charge related to his business of developing CAT scanners for horses.

Two people were onboard the single-engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft when it hit a Hawker jet, the FAA said. There were no injuries, an airport spokeswoman said.

"People see rabbits out there [in the wild] and think they can survive," he said. "A domestic rabbit cannot survive. ... They couldn't even survive a couple of days," said Roy Gross of the Suffolk SPCA. 

Medical experts on Long Island, including infectious disease expert Dr. David Hirschwerk, warned that COVID-19 infection numbers are still relatively high and that the surge is not over.

Malverne Mel saw his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter. Out east, Holtsville Hal did not see his shadow, forecasting an early spring.

But parking can be a problem for those who come to enjoy the restaurants, concerts and shopping in the village.

The cleaver was one of several items sent to the inmate last week at the Riverhead jail via Amazon.com, jail officials said.

A third woman has been arrested for "acting in concert" with two Amityville nurses accused of fraudulently filling out COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering the false information in a state database, the Suffolk County district attorney's office said.

The Long Island Rail Road, which has struggled to resume service after Saturday's blizzard, said it resumed service "on or close" to schedule by Tuesday night.

One Holbrook man with a penchant for burglarizing Dunkin' has been arrested for a total of five burglaries, Suffolk police said Tuesday.