Suffolk County police have charged a Patchogue man who sold an illegal AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and multiple high capacity magazines to an undercover officer last month, officials announced on Thursday.

Police are still searching for whoever spray-painted a swastika and lewd graffiti outside two homes this week.

Rob Walker, who served as chief deputy to Edward Mangano and as a former state assemblyman, has surrendered to federal officials, multiple sources said.

One person was killed Thursday in an early morning fire that badly damaged a home in Lindenhurst, officials said.

Long Islanders who prefer rain to snow will get their way, for now at least.

Officials said they began a program last year to replace failing equipment, including installing 3,300 new threshold plates.

Renewable energy developer sPower is dropping a lawsuit it filed earlier this month against Riverhead and a Calverton entity seeking to buy most of the developable property at the Enterprise Park at Calverton for $40 million, the attorneys representing the developer confirmed this week.

Workers could start as early as this summer transforming an abandoned section of old Route 111 in Village of the Branch into a smooth path for shoppers and Long Island Greenbelt Trail hikers.

Village of Amityville officials will hold a Feb. 26 public hearing on a proposed amendment to its two-family house code.

The defendant, a former treasurer for the department, charged a department-issued card for iTunes purchases and a NASCAR membership.

New work includes elements of dance, poetry and storytelling.

The new space is decked out with toys and lounge chairs.

Who stole a portable generator from a longtime power equipment distributor in Riverhead? That's what Riverhead Town police want to know -- and they're asking the public's help in locating the offender.

In addition to having a sought-after school district, diverse community and generously sized properties, Dix Hills is a special place to live because "we have caring people who have always worked together to protect their greatest investment: their home," says Sheila Saks, former president of the House Beautiful Dix Hills Civic Association.

In addition to having a sought-after school district, diverse community and generously sized properties, Dix Hills is a special place to live because "we have caring people who have always worked together to protect their greatest investment: their home," says Sheila Saks, former president of the House Beautiful Dix Hills Civic Association.

All colleges promise to equip their students with tools to succeed. For Richard Daly, Johnson & Wales University did just that -- with a chisel and chain saw.

A Port Jefferson home built circa 1893 has been restored, with many original details remaining.

State money to renovate a Lindenhurst Village park remains in limbo three years after it was promised, frustrating residents who live near the park.

Steve Bellone is selecting Geraldine Hart, the corruption-busting head of the FBI's Long Island office, as the next Suffolk County police commissioner.