Support local journalism.

Now more than ever, local news matters.

Breaking News

Police: Two arrested on criminal trespass charges in Calverton

by Apr 1, 2026
Riverhead police said two men were arrested late March 31 after a K9 unit found them inside a fenced property at 645 Grumman Blvd. in Calverton. Both were charged with third-degree criminal trespass and possession of burglar tools.

Fire destroys barn on Sound Avenue farm

by Mar 30, 2026
Fire claimed a second barn on the Wells farm on Sound Avenue in Riverhead this afternoon. Fire destroyed another barn on the same farm in November. The fire is not considered suspicious, police said.

Portion of Middle Road closed after overturn crash Tuesday morning

by Mar 24, 2026
A single-car crash on Middle Road just west of Mill Road in Riverhead this morning sent a woman and a child to Peconic Bay Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Reports of masked agents, arrests in Riverhead Friday morning

by Feb 27, 2026
There have been multiple reports of ICE activity in Riverhead Friday morning, including one of a man tackled by agents after a foot chase across a busy West Main Street intersection near the Riverhead library.

Man detained by ICE after leaving county courthouse in Riverside Wednesday

by Feb 19, 2026
Esaul Cordova Garcia, a father of three young children, was detained and removed by federal agents Wednesday after leaving the county courthouse in Riverside.

Fire suppression system accidentally discharged at Riverhead gas station Wednesday morning

by Feb 18, 2026
The fire suppression system at BJ’s gas station in Riverhead was accidentally activated this morning, coating customers, vehicles and much of the site with a dry chemical agent that’s used to extinguish fuel-related and electrical fires

Riverhead woman reported missing identified as woman found dead in Manorville woods: Suffolk police

by Feb 17, 2026
Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63, of Riverhead, has been identified as the woman found dead in a wooded area in Manorville on Feb. 11, Suffolk police said.

Riverhead woman facing murder charge in 32-year-old cold case

by Feb 12, 2026
A Riverhead woman is facing a murder charge in a cold case dating back to September 1993, according to Suffolk County criminal court filings.

Woman found dead in wooded area in Manorville; Suffolk homicide detectives investigating

by Feb 12, 2026
Suffolk County Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Manorville Wednesday.

Suffolk DA: Riverhead man indicted for aggravated vehicular assault in Nov. 29 DWI crash that injured multiple people

by Feb 4, 2026
A 22-year-old Riverhead man drove drunk and crashed into two vehicles, one of them head on, injuring five others and himself, the DA said.