Sayville school officials are moving to end the employment of a custodian accused of making a remark about bringing a gun to school that some interpreted as a threat, according to Superintendent John E. Stimmel.
Aides to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone are clashing with Comptroller John Kennedy over Kennedy's plan to audit the administration's bidding process for a new vendor to operate county beach concessions.
A former dentist has been arrested and charged with trespassing after authorities said he walked uninvited into the Centre Island home of Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity.
A special prosecutor in the case of Lindsay Henry, a Babylon Town attorney charged with assaulting his girlfriend, said he expects the case to be dismissed Friday if the alleged victim continues not to appear in court.
A coalition of immigrant advocates and progressives on Long Island is raising concerns about a proposal to ask people their citizenship status in the 2020 census, arguing that such a question would intimidate immigrants in the country illegally or facing the expiration of protections against deportation.
Long Island Rail Road service is on or close to schedule after service was disrupted in both directions between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal due to earlier signal trouble Wednesday.
A threatening note left on a desk at a Lindenhurst child care center prompted two nearby schools to put a modified lockout in place, police said Wednesday.
High wind and heavy rain could combine -- with possibly even a bit of snow -- to make for a hazardous end of the workweek, especially for coastal residents.
Rates for town residents in unincorporated areas and in villages will increase, while discounted rates for seniors in unincorporated areas will be unchanged.
The two transplants were performed in February at Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital in Manhasset. A state report notes achievements at several Island institutions that perform complex heart procedures.
Newly minted Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Tuesday officially took on another important role -- a leader in a key regional transportation planning group -- and laid out challenges facing Long Island.
ALBANY -- The chairmen of the State Senate and Assembly racing committees said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to allow night racing at Belmont Park will likely be approved in the state budget due April 1.
Three people who tried to get away from police twice were caught after a foot pursuit Tuesday and a car crash that injured two motorists in East Islip, Suffolk police said.