Katie Blasl
Katie, winner of the 2016 James Murphy Cub Reporter of the Year award from the L.I. Press Club, is a reporter, editor and web developer for the LOCAL news websites. A Riverhead native, she is a 2014 graduate of Stony Brook University. Email Katie
Southold father killed in accident worked ‘tirelessly’ to support family in Guatemala
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been created to raise money for Sergio Montenegro's funeral expenses and for the benefit of his wife and two young children.
Southold man killed after car crashes into tree on Route 48 early Wednesday
A 25-year-old Southold man was killed early this morning after his vehicle crashed into a tree on Route 48 around 12:39 a.m, according to police.
Toxic rust tide spreads across entire Peconic estuary, could be lethal to estuary’s fish, marine life
Rust tide has spread across the Peconic Bay and all of its waterways over the past week, posing a lethal threat to fish and marine life in the estuary.
Sixth victim dies after Long Island Expressway crash in Manorville
Six people have died following a horrific multi-vehicle accident on the Long Island Expressway in Manorville Sunday.
Scam alert: Phone calls from Tax Department hotline numbers are actually from scam artists
The New York State Tax Department warned residents today that that the Tax Department does not using its fraud hotline phone numbers for outgoing calls, and if those phone numbers appear on a caller ID, it's an “immediate signal” that the caller is a scam artist.
Heat advisory in effect, thunderstorms with ‘torrential rainfall’ and flash flooding possible today and tomorrow
Soaring temperatures and stifling levels of humidity have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for all of Suffolk County today and tomorrow.
Green Party group organizing on East End, invites public to ‘meet-and-greet’
Local lovers of the environment and civil rights will band together tomorrow night for the first-ever meeting of the East End Greens in Riverhead.
First-ever North Fork TV Festival to be held at Greenport Theater this month
The first-ever North Fork TV Festival is coming to Greenport Theater this month, showcasing advance screenings of independent television series alongside panels and discussions that will feature top indie TV creators from across the country.
Pokemon Go gets young people outdoors — and through doors of local businesses
A wildly popular new mobile game is not only getting young people out of the house – it's also getting them through the doors...
Newsday will remain in the hands of Cablevision’s founding family, in deal announced today
Less than a month after the newspaper's parent company Cablevision was sold to Netherlands-based media company Altice, an entity led by Patrick Dolan has acquired 75 percent of Newsday Media Group.
