Bay Shore

May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000 traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy. These heat-and-serve dinners...

An East Islip toddler drowned in a backyard swimming pool Wednesday afternoon, according to the Suffolk County Police. Byron McArthur, 21 months old, entered the pool by climbing up a ladder. A family member found the boy at the bottom of the pool and...

A house explosion on Long Island Tuesday has killed a baby and hospitalized at least fourteen others. The baby, an 18-month-old boy, was rushed to the hospital, but died shortly after, according to reports.  Seven people - six adults and the baby - were...

Break out the bug spray. West Nile Virus is back on Long Island. "The confirmation of West Nile virus in a mosquito pool indicates that the virus is actively circulating within the mosquito population," said Dr. James Tomarken, the Commissioner of...

Suffolk County Police charged a man with driving while intoxicated, after they say he crashed his SUV into an unoccupied house in Central Islip. According to investigators, the red SUV spiraled out of control at the intersection of Lowell Avenue and...

A 24-year-old man who walked into the Laurel police station on Christmas Eve and confessed to a double murder on Long Island, according to police, is being held pending an extradition hearing as early as Tuesday. Jim Collins, a spokesman for the Laurel...

Friday was the calm before the storm throughout Long Island. Everyone is aware of Irene, but not many seemed too concerned. As more evacuations were announced and more first responders prepared to roll out, many homes did not have their windows boarded...

A Long Island woman was arrested and charged after she drive another woman to an apparent drug transaction while having four children in the car, police announced Monday. According to authorities, Cynthia Carter, 49, of Bay Shore and Tamisha Kilpatrick,...

Cops are searching for a trio reposnible for stealing gaming equipment from a Toys R Us in Suffolk County. On October 24, two female suspects acted as lookouts as a male suspect entered the storage area Toys R Us' Bay Shore location and removed over $3,...

BAY SHORE, N.Y. -- Police are searching for a trio responsible for stealing gaming equipment from a Toys R Us' store. On October 24, two female suspects acted as lookouts as a male suspect entered the storage area Toys R Us' Bay Shore location and...

Five people were shot and wounded early Saturday morning after a dispute erupted into gunfire outside a Long Island bar, authorities said. According to Suffolk County Police, a group of men were arguing inside La Hamaca bar located on Bay Shore Road in...