Katie Blasl

Republicans swept every contested race in this year’s town elections, taking both open town board seats and ousting incumbent Democrat Laura Jens-Smith as town supervisor.

An 18-year-old Riverhead High School student is accusing high school principal Charles Regan of sexually assaulting her in his office at the high school last week, as well as sending her sexually-charged texts and half-naked photographs of himself.

It's a perennial favorite in Riverhead — a giant open air market where visitors can enjoy Polish food and music while browsing hundreds of booths featuring every kind of merchandise imaginable.

Spicy's Bar-B_Que on West Main Street and its Bellport counterpart have been closed down on outstanding tax warrants.

Developers of Peconic Crossing in downtown Riverhead are readying 45 new workforce housing apartments for rental. The units will be available to tenants who meet income limits, with preference given to artists.

The fire, which caused clouds of dark smoke to billow from the gas station's mini-mart, apparently started in the food preparation area of the gas station's Subway, according to an employee.

Expected snowfall accumulations have been increased to 8 to 12 inches, with locally higher amounts expected. Wind gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour.

Suffolk County could experience “near-blizzard” conditions Wednesday night through Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service's updated winter storm watch.

A winter storm watch has been issued for eastern Suffolk County for a potential coastal storm Wednesday night into Thursday.

For the first time, students of all abilities danced alongside one another in Peconic Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker last weekend, thanks to the launch of a new program designed especially for students with intellectual and development disabilities.