Yaphank News

Charles Okonkwo, 18, of Dix Hills, is led out of Suffolk police headquarters in Yaphank for arraignment in Central Islip on Sunday, July 20, 2014.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Wednesday cited the county's "fiscal emergency" as he asked legislators to develop ideas to help balance the budget after sales tax revenues fell short of projections.

Suffolk County legislators Monday questioned PSEG Long Island about the necessity and expense of LIPA's plan to build a big new power plant in Yaphank.

Yaphank residents Sophie, 9, and Roman, 3, show off their body paintings while at the Great South Bay Music Festival at Shorefront Park in Patchogue on July 19, 2014.

A Dix Hills teen is charged with assault after his mother was found unconscious with severe head injuries at their home Saturday evening and police are investigating the death of the teen's 15-year-old brother.

Suffolk Republicans late Friday named John M. Kennedy Jr., the Suffolk Legislature's minority leader, as the last-minute replacement to run for county comptroller in November, but GOP officials say they have no commitment from the Conservative Party to back him.

The Brookhaven Town Board has voted 5-2 in favor of granting a special permit to allow the building of the Caithness II power plant in Yaphank.

The Food Truck visits 8 Hands Farm in Cutchogue where the cooks use fresh eggs from the farm to make breakfast.

Veteran Democratic activist Joseph Fritz filed petitions Thursday to challenge environmentalist Adrienne Esposito in a Sept.

The next big idea may be brewing right here in Suffolk County. At least that's the hope of some of the locals who will showcase their new works at the Suffolk County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club on July 15 at the at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge.

Medford and Yaphank fire departments respond to a car lot on Peconic Avenue in Medford after an emergency call at about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, about several cars on fire.

Resident Andrew Kunkel, 86, center, is visited by his wife, Sharon Kunkel, 63, of Carle Place, right, and Sharon's sister, Gail Dombrowski, 65, of Coram, at left.

The Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing Thursday to discuss prospective tax breaks for the proposed Caithness II power plant in Yaphank -- a package that could be smaller than originally anticipated.

July 02--Long Island environmental and Brookhaven Town officials say they fear contaminated soil at a former Long Island Rail Road dump site in Yaphank could one day pollute drinking water near the Carmans River.

Suffolk County officials are urging residents to stay away from illegal fireworks this July 4 weekend and at a news conference Monday warned those who don't heed their advisory that they may end up behind bars.

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine said a decision by the state to place caps over a contaminated soil at a former Long Island Rail Road dump in Yaphank could pose a threat to the community.

In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty Closed due to accident on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X61/Patchogue-Holbrook ... (more)

In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty Closed due to accident on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X61/Patchogue-Holbrook ... (more)

June 29, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department James Burke will share summer safety tips, demonstrate the dangers of fireworks and highlight the police department's stepped up DWI and BWI enforcement efforts for the Fourth of July holiday at a press conference on July 1 at the Suffolk County ... (more)

Shelter Island firefighters battle a propane fire during the monthly drill at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank on Thursday, June 26. In addition to putting put propane fires, seen above, the Shelter Island Fire Department also drills at the fire school in Yaphank on search and rescue from burning buildings and car fires with their ... (more)