Oil has stopped flowing into Long Island's Mill River, but not before an estimated 1,000 gallons of greasy fluid leaked into the water.

The Charles T. Church Nature Preserve, or Shu Swamp Preserve, can only be found by driving past a fenced patch of grass off the side of Frost Mill Road in Mill Neck. Follow a well-worn footpath around to a wooden viewing platform where you can watch heron, cranes and other native wildlife. Credit: Sara-Megan Walsh

Case closed. A longstanding missing persons case on Long Island has been solved, after remains found from a vehicle pulled from Suffolk County waters were positively identified as a 62-year-old man who vanished in 2010.

The mystery of a Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago was officially closed this week when authorities confirmed his remains were found in a submerged car off Cedar Beach.

The median price of a single-family house in Nassau County rose to an all-time high of $850,000, increasing 6.3% from $800,000 in June 2024, according to a new report from OneKey MLS. That mark jumped from $810,000 in May.

Two teenagers were stabbed during a fight near an annual carnival celebration on Long Island, authorities say, and one of the victims is said to have been seriously injured. Suffolk County police say a group of teenagers and young men got into some sort of dispute at the ball fields behind Stimson Middle School,

A former Long Island sleep center worker who pleaded guilty to placing hidden cameras in facility bathrooms was offered probation Tuesday.

Office space use is changing on Long Island as remote work, aging buildings and high costs reshape the market, while industrial and mixed-use sites grow.

A Long Island grandmother's sudden loss has become a catalyst for change. Her grandson was a victim of an accidental overdose. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan introduces us to the woman who turned her tragedy into hope and healing.

The invasive insect is a threat to dozens of plants — such as grapevines — using its sharp mouth parts to deplete them of nutrients.