The governor says the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown required her to act.

The top two threats facing whales off Long Island's coast are boat strikes and fishing nets. That’s according to research by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a group that performs necropsies when dead whales wash ashore.

With a government shutdown looming on Friday, the Senate must pass a funding bill that includes Homeland Security money. Democrats are pushing for ICE reforms after fatal Minneapolis shootings and are rejecting the funding without changes.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.

With a new year well underway, many people are settling into, or maybe giving up on, health and wellness goals. At the same time, the Trump administration has rolled out an updated food pyramid meant to guide Americans’ eating habits.

Heavy snow and icy conditions covered much of Connecticut and Long Island, dumping more than a foot in many areas, disrupting travel and prompting government closures and highway restrictions.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency as the entire state prepares for dangerously low temperatures starting Friday night.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has begun dispersing surprise $10,000 gifts to every Carnegie library still operating in the U.S., with no strings attached.

Five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman brings Broadway to Long Island at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, discussing her career behind hits like The Producers and Crazy for You with WSHU’s Randye Kaye.