Robert Blakeman, a World War II veteran, a three-term state assemblyman and former Valley Stream Village attorney, died Saturday morning. He was 92.

The former student alleges he was subjected to "unwanted, nonconsensual, forcible sexual battery and assault," hazing and ridicule in fall 2016.

It's 5:15 a.m. and still dark in Glen Cove, save for one bouncing fluorescent light bounding on Dosoris Lane.

A Hampton Bays contractor was charged with larceny for collecting deposits and payments for work that he sometimes never even started, Town of Southampton police said Saturday.

Officials in East Hampton Town have revoked a Manhattan-based helicopter service's airport license agreement and are calling for a federal investigation of the company's booking practices, town officials said Friday.

Several police departments on Long Island conducted a "420" crackdown on impaired drivers throughout Suffolk County, resulting in 11 drunken-driving and two drug-impaired driving arrests, among others.

"We are the last generation that is going to get to hear them."

The emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines jet this week highlighted a long-standing problem in aviation: Many travelers simply don't pay attention during the preflight safety demonstration.

A review by school business officials in the region shows the average tax levy will increase by 2.42 percent in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Suffolk County police are investigating an overnight robbery of a 7-Eleven in Patchogue on Saturday.

"I won't have to sweat in the gym," said Emmy Casey, vice president of the student council, with a laugh.

Yes, you recognize it. That bright, beaming thing in the sky, the feeling of warmth on your skin, a sense of calm and renewal in the air. It's spring!

Suffolk County police said no threat was found at Long Island MacArthur Airport, after a report of a possible bomb threat led officials to sweep three flights.

The Hempstead school board has extended its contract with Plante Moran LLC, the company it hired last year to conduct a forensic audit of the district's finances, and increased payment to the firm by an additional $100,000.

Crime Stoppers in Nassau and Suffolk offer total $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of anyone who threatens an officer's life.

The national walkout effort was organized by a Connecticut sophomore soon after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The new Long Island Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Consortium has pledged to raise awareness.

The news comes on the heels of city officials saying Long Beach will run out of funding in less than a month.

Prosecutors said Sydney Marquez had plans to host a party to celebrate 4/20, regarded as the unofficial marijuana holiday.

Suffolk County officials graduated a class of law enforcement recruits Friday and assured them they have the community's support -- even as a death threat from the MS-13 gang hung over their Nassau County police counterparts.