A pedestrian was struck and killed as he tried to cross a busy thoroughfare in Brentwood on Saturday night, police said.

A proposal by Republican members of Congress to tighten work rules for recipients has provoked a partisan split.

The entire Suffolk County Legislature this week huddled behind closed doors more than an hour and a half, grilling county attorneys over a $10 million settlement with Martin Tankleff, who served 17 years in prison for killing his parents before the appellate division in 2007 overturned the conviction.

"Now when I do things, I can get the awards, I'm with the boys and I'm not just off to the side," said scout Sarah Scotch.

The state Office of the Attorney General has fined a Bethpage developer $141,000 and ordered him to pay $25,000 in restitution over information omitted from state filings on condominium developments in Copiague, Westbury and Islip Terrace.

The business has grown from a few wooden boats to a fleet of 28 that serves more than a million passengers a year.

Xuefei Xia visited the Syosset Volunteer Fire Department open house Saturday so his 4-year-old son could check out the fire engines. While a beaming Vincent Xia climbed into the passenger seat of a big red firetruck, firefighter Mike Shi chatted with his father in their native Mandarin about volunteering.

Suffolk County police suspect a man who wears a surgical mask is responsible for five armed robberies since February.

A sliver of Suffolk's pine barrens now bears the name of a late Port Jefferson environmentalist who devoted nearly two decades to preserving them.

Recently, we had the pleasure of going to the newly opened restaurant and music hall, Opry City Stage, in the heart of Times Square. When we first walked into the restaurant, we were face to face with a wax figure of Johnny Cash. There was also a gift shop where you could buy T-shirts, cowboy hats and other country music memorabilia. The staff was super kind and friendly.

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to meet Keegan Allen. Everyone knows Keegan. He starred as Toby Cavanaugh on the popular TV show "Pretty Little Liars." Besides acting, Keegan has two books out: "life. love. beauty" and "Hollywood: Photos and Stories from Foreverland." We met him to talk about his latest, the Hollywood book. We met Keegan at the Flatiron Building in a conference room at St. Martin's Press offices.

A thick blanket of morning fog lifted at about noon Saturday, unveiling a splendid spring day sure to lure people out of doors, forecasters say.

ALBANY -- Working Families Party candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon opposes the state's 2 percent cap on annual spending and the 2 percent cap on local property tax growth -- two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's most popular accomplishments.

Suffolk officers arrested an 11-year-old Lake Ronkonkoma boy who they said made terroristic threats Friday morning while talking with classmates during a bus ride to school.

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health included the New York and Atlantic Railroad in its "Dirty Dozen" list of companies that put workers and communities at risk.

After years of tensions, Kim Jong Un's historic visit to South Korea was met with optimism and doubts.

Outdoor-loving Long Islanders will get their chance to prove it on May 5, when volunteers can pitch in with park maintenance tasks, ranging from painting benches to gathering trash.

After a rainy end to the workweek, Saturday is expected to bring patchy fog in the morning followed by sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 60s, the National Weather Service predicted.

The new LIRR president's promise to change how the railroad communicates with riders includes an overhaul of the agency's monthly newsletter.

Eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway reopened after being shut for just over an hour due to a five-vehicle crash in Islip by Exit 45, Suffolk police said on Friday afternoon.