Suffolk County News

West Nile virus is present in birds and bugs in Suffolk, but its presence is not yet confirmed in people, according to health department officials in Suffolk.

An analysis of contaminated fill at a Brentwood park found levels of pesticides, metals and other toxins that Suffolk officials say are not high enough to present a current health risk -- but they acknowledge it's impossible to know the health threat while the dumping occurred.

A Farmingdale man suffered critical injuries when his bicycle collided with an SUV in Melville on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.

Here are some of the top crime stories from across Long Island over the past week : Police: Mastic Man Charged in Murder of Medford Mom Nearly a month after the body of Sarah Goode was found in the woods in Medford, Suffolk police have made an arrest in the death of the Medford mother.

A mock drill on Saturday gave driver's education students an eye-opening look at what can happen if they drink and drive.

It has been a long struggle, but Leftheri "Teddy" Syrianos has finally obtained the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, that of an Eagle Scout.

A mosquito sample collected in Lindenhurst has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has announced.

Dante Taylor, 19, of Mastic, a suspect in the June slaying of Sarah P. Goode of Medford, was arrested Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Florida by Suffolk homicide detectives and U.S. Marshals on an unrelated arrest warrant for an attempted rape in Suffolk, records show.

A 19-year-old has been arrested in the death of a young mother whose body was found in the woods on Long Island after she disappeared.

Authorities arrested a 19-year-old man in Florida and accused him in the slaying of a young mother from Long Island last month.

With Too Many Nassau & Suffolk Beaches Threatened by Poor Water Quality, Senator Pushes to Restore Nearly $10m in 'Beach Act' Funding Washington, DC July 10, 2014 - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced his push to restore $9.9 million in Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act grant funding which was recently zeroed out ... (more)

Volunteers from the Selden Fire Department respond to the scene of an SUV on fire on Adirondack Drive in Farmingville on Thursday night, July 10, 2014.

A highway patrol officer is hospitalized with serious injuries after a pickup truck struck his patrol vehicle on a Long Island highway.

With just nine days left before a potential Long Island Rail Road strike , the MTA has made its contingency plan public.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a Brooklyn woman who drowned in a pool in Hampton Bays yesterday.

Two people are accused of making threats against the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on Woods Lane in East Hampton.

Along the Riverhead Railroad station on July 10, 2014 where Hispanic immigrants have been victim to a string of violent robberies.

July 10, 2014 - The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing East Islip man who suffers from bipolar disorder and hasn't been seen in several months.

In Jericho road construction. two lanes closed on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X40/Jericho Tpk/NY Rt-25 and X43/South Oyster Bay Rd in Syosset In Jericho road construction.

A man was arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of another man early Thursday morning on Long Island.