Suffolk Republicans at their convention Thursday night named Assemb. Dean Murray as their candidate to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Tom Croci in the Third State Senate District to help preserve the party's majority in November's election.

An acting captain in the Gambino crime family from Huntington pleaded guilty Thursday to racketeering conspiracy -- admitting his role in an extensive loan-sharking, extortion and illegal gambling operation.

New York State's top education official urged Suffolk County's top high school students on Thursday to find ways during their adult lives to support a public education system that is "not where it needs to be."

A man faces drug and weapon charges for having assault rifles, large-capacity magazines, crack cocaine and heroin in his home and in a nearby storage unit, police said.

Town and school officials on the North Fork will use $175,000 in state funding to improve access to mental health and suicide prevention services for local youths and their families as soon as this fall.

The FAA has interviewed the five pilots who were flying with the man who died when his small vintage plane plummeted in Melville, an official said.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo traveled to Shinnecock Inlet to witness work for the construction of an artificial reef off the coast of Hampton Bays.

Kids out here on the North Fork have many great places to visit, and you can visit them too when you make a trip this summer. Here are a few of my favorites:

We love the Mattituck Strawberry Festival. We like it even more because of all the fun rides and adventures they have for all ages. Each year they have about 25 rides. Here are some of our favorites:

Come to the North Fork for the annual Strawberry Festival June 14 to 17.

Are you looking for one more way to hold your keys? I think I have it for you, and all you need is a tennis ball and your parents' permission to do this DIY activity.

Have you ever wanted a kind doll that made you feel good about yourself? Two moms created the Doll Kind, a sweet and kind doll for kids who need it. The Doll Kind comes with 10 wooden tokens to hand out to pay it forward.

A regulation on residential subdivisions on Smithtown's open spaces is set to be relaxed, partly because the town is 97 percent built out, officials say.

A state judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee, clearing the way for the election of a chairman that had been postponed.

Southampton Town officials are considering a traffic fix this summer that they say will hasten the slow rolling "trade parade" as commuters and tradespeople make their way east in the morning.

Huntington Town officials will close a portion of the Long Island Rail Road parking garage in Huntington Station starting June 11 for a waterproofing project.

It will be cloudy most of the day Thursday over Long Island with fog in the morning and possible showers in the afternoon, forecasters said.

A small plane, with reportedly one person on board, crashed in a wooded area off Northcote Drive in Melville, police said. A witness said she saw a small vintage plane spinning in the air and heading down and then heard a loud sound.

Lawmakers on the legislature's Economic Development Committee set to discuss $1B project's viability at Wednesday meeting.