Desiree D'Iorio
Long Island Bureau ChiefDesiree D'Iorio serves as the Long Island Bureau Chief for WSHU. Born and raised in Connecticut, Desiree now calls Long Island home. She was WSHU’s 2019-2020 News Fellow, covering local government, the environment and public affairs on Long Island. She received her A.A. in Communications from Nassau Community College and B.A. in Journalism from Stony Brook University. Her past internships were at the Long Island Press and WSHU. In 2019, she co-wrote a four-part series about the Long Island Pine Barrens, bringing to listeners the sights and sounds of this unique ecosystem nestled in the heart of Suffolk County. She joined American Homefront Project in 2021, reporting on the lives of military service members, veterans, and their families.
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James is pushing a pair of bills that would limit surveillance pricing, a practice used by some companies to set individual prices for each shopper based on their personal data and algorithms. -
2025 was a bad year for Long Island’s coastal waters, largely due to wastewater and fertilizer runoff, but the poor conditions bring opportunities for innovative water quality improvement techniques, like using mollusks and seaweed to clean up contamination. -
On Long Island, advocates for the environment and green jobs gathered Monday to celebrate South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. -
Suffolk County officials have announced special plans as the nation gears up for its 250th Fourth of July celebrations, including an art and history exhibit now on display at the H. Lee Dennison building in Hauppauge. -
The snow has melted, and now the potholes need fixing. Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a repair and repaving campaign to eliminate 175,000 potholes statewide by the end of April, and hundreds of thousands more by year’s end. -
Rex Heuermann has pleaded guilty to killing eight women in the long-running Gilgo Beach case. While families see some closure, officials say the investigation is far from over. -
Accused Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann changed his plea to ”guilty” in Suffolk County Supreme Court on Wednesday. -
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital reported a 900% increase in trauma admissions related to e-bikes and e-scooters over a two-year period. -
Thousands rallied across Connecticut and Long Island during “No Kings” protests, joining a national movement opposing the Trump administration's actions on immigration, the environment and government cuts. -
Gas prices across the region have surged more than 80 cents in just one month, far outpacing typical seasonal increases.
