Wantagh News

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Queens, southern Nassau and western Suffolk counties until 4:15 p.m., forecasters said.

A U.S. Congressman has come under fire for publicly attacking MICHAEL JACKSON in a rant about the media coverage of the King of Pop's death.

The Pulse of Radio reports that NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor has been the recipient of acclaim from members of New York's government for his efforts to raise money for Eric De La Cruz , a 27-year-old Nevada man with no insurance in need of a heart transplant.

U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., says the media should limit its coverage of Michael Jackson as the late singer was a "child molester." Appearing at the American Legion Hall in Wantagh, N.Y., King said the lavish media coverage given to the singer following his June 25 death is questionable in relation to previous allegations the "Thriller" star ...

Rep. Peter King Sunday said people clamoring about Michael Jackson's death should just beat it.

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has received a letter of thanks from New York state politicians for his role in helping a Nevada fan raise the money for a heart transplant .

The call said there was a white minivan "full of fireworks" parked on a Wantagh street with people "all around it." By the time police were done at the scene a Pennsylvania man had been arrested and charged with selling fireworks - and the contents of the van had been confiscated by police.

May 23: A ring of water vapor forms as an F/A-18F Super Hornet piloted by Navy fliers Lt.

Jun 29, 2009 5:51 pm US/Eastern Univ. Of Minnesota Study Polled 20,000 In Grades 7-12; 15 Percent See An Early Demise Thanks To Risky Lifestyle Reporting Jennifer McLogan WANTAGH, N.Y. Living fast and dying young -- a new study finds a significant number of teens believe they could die before their 35th birthday.

Cupcakes stand alone, but in seemingly endless size and variety. Starting with the classic vanilla with chocolate frosting, these Long Island boutique bakeries are reinvigorating the cupcake, adding popular candies inside and out and creating cupcakes from more traditional desserts like red-velvet cake, rainbow cookies and waffle cones.

When Nassau County police officers attempted to arrest three suspects in a string of bank robberies in the Massapequa area, two of them surrendered without resistance.

After the set dropped in October, it debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart and sold over 176,000 units in the first week.

A Melville man was killed Wednesday when he crashed into an overpass on the Southern State Parkway in North Wantagh, state police said.

Police are investigating the death of a Queens man who was found floating in a Wantagh canal Tuesday morning, Nassau police said.

As expected, the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, has added new shows to their 2009 Summer Concert Series.

Judo Associates had planned $25 million residential project for Canal Street. Brooklyn-based Judo Associates, which was in the process of developing a new residential building in SoHo's cast-iron district, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday.

Three suspects have been arrested after they went on a bank robbery spree in Long Island on Friday, Nassau County Police said.

Philip Levy, 17, of Wantagh, was killed Saturday night in Brooklyn. The man who fired a gun he didn't know was loaded, killing a Wantagh teenager, authorities say, was still in shock over the death Wednesday.

A Long Island teenager died after he was shot in the head by the host of a party at an apartment in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn over the weekend, PIX News has learned.

A Long Island teenager is dead after a gun went off and struck him in the head while his friends were playing with the firearm at a party in Brooklyn.