A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.

Syracuse, N.Y. — In Central New York, 100,000 people depend on food stamps to help make ends meet. The federal food stamp program, referred to as SNAP, stopped funding the program on Saturday Nov. 1.

Stories from America’s military forts are often omitted from textbooks. Once serving as the country’s first line of defense, ...

But each U.S. state has such an embarrassment of riches, it’s almost impossible to see everything that’s worthwhile. Don’t ...

Port Jefferson defeated North Salem 3-0 in a subregional volleyball game at John Jay High School in Cross River Nov. 12, 2025 ...

If senior Tomas Qepuri and Port Jefferson boys soccer want you to know one thing, it’s that this year’s team is different from ones of years past. It showed Monday afternoon in the team’s 4-1 road win ...

A Long Island Rail Road train heading east from the Hunterspoint Avenue station in Queens to Port Jefferson about 5:41 p.m. "struck a person who was not authorized to be on the tracks," an MTA ...

So well, in fact, they delivered Rye its first Section 1 volleyball championship on Nov. 8. The second-seeded Garnets beat No. 4 Tappan Zee, 25-22, 25-22, 9-25, 25-22, to win the Class A section title ...

As drought conditions worsen, a coastal low may bring some relief and more cool weather through the start of November.

Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ferryboat for $280,100, their plans for a floating event space may be running aground. Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ...