By Rupert Deedes The arrest of nine members of the violent “Bloods” gang in Huntington, raises questions about the gang: The Bloods emerged in Los Angeles in the early 1970s as a loose coalition of neighborhood gangs formed largely in response to the growing power of the rival “Crips” gang. Rather than a single hierarchical organization, the Bloods developed as a confederation of local sets, united by opposition to the Crips and by shared symbols (notably the color red). Fr

By Ishan Shah Oyster Bay Officials issued an appearance ticket this week after police discovered a Kangaroo and several sloths inside a vehicle near the Karmic Grind coffee shop in Locust Valley. According to multiple town officials the animals were being transported by an exotic exhibitor in a manner that violated local safety regulations. The owners claimed that the animals were not injured – but the state and local laws prohibit the public presence of exotic animals

By Chris O’Neill A Huntington-based police detective – Robert Sacco - has been arrested by the US Department of Justice for sexual exploitation of a child. Sacco is being prosecuted by the US Attorney’s office in the northern district, because the investigation was run out of upstate New York. According to the Justice Department, beginning in October 2025, Sacco began contact with an undercover law enforcement officer online using encrypted messaging. This contact went

The horrible and tragic deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good earlier this month at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota echo the killing five years ago of Ashli Babbitt at the US Capitol. In all three cases, unarmed civilians (or in the case of Pretti - a disarmed civilian) were gunned down by heavily armed federal officers who pumped multiple rounds into a protesting civilian US citizen. Many readers will object to drawing a parallel between the Good and Pretti killi

By Leader Staff Former Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R-South Huntington) has been nominated by Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine (R-Brookhaven) to head-up the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency. Lupinacci's nomination requires confirmation by the Suffolk County Legislature, which is expected to be done at the next Legislative meeting on February 3rd. The Republicans hold an 11 to 7 majority on the Legislature. Lupinacci served as Huntington

By Leader Staff Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R-Centerport) has been elected the Chair of the County Legislature’s Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee. “It is an honor to be chosen to lead this committee,” stated Bontempi. “And to work on initiatives that protect our environment and preserve Suffolk County’s land and water for future generations.” The Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee is charged with maintaining air and water quality, pre

For over 45 years, the "Islamic Republic" of Iran has made hatred of America and death to Americans its national ideology. In 1979, a popular Revolution overthrew the Iranian monarchy - the Shahs of Iran - but power was then seized by a ruthless gang of medieval Muslim clerics and their fanatical followers. Once the Shah was expelled, the Shiite Muslim clerics seized total power - setting up a "Mullah's Dictatorship" and quickly killing or jailing the "liberal" and "socia

By Steve Levy Over the last few decades, America has been engaged on a path that an objective analyst could conclude is nothing less than a form of national suicide. Observe the actions undertaken by a governing elite riddled with white guilt and obsessed with woke politics to the point where they will codify policies that place the constituency they are elected to represent in both economic and physical peril. Here are just a few such examples: 1. Purposeful, unrestricted

By Steve Levy Depending on your perspective, the first year of President Donald Trump's second term was either an unmitigated disaster or one of the most productive and consequential inaugural years in our nation’s history. As usual, the likely answer is somewhere in the middle, but from our perspective, the positives far outweighed the numerous unforced errors that usually emanate from the mouth and social media posts of the undisciplined president. First, let’s look at the

We feel compelled to ask the leadership of the Democratic Party why they push proposals to weaken the integrity of the voting process, despite the fact that rank-and-file Democrats want secure elections. More specifically: Why would they oppose voter ID? Why would they automatically register illegal aliens upon their getting a driver’s license? Why would they promote same-day voter registration with no time to properly vet voters? Why would they support ballot drop boxes whic