Thirty-three Long Island students were first-place winners last month in a regional contest that asked them to explore local, state, national and world history.
A Woodmere man faces multiple charges after police said he struck another motorist's vehicle with a wooden bat in a case of road rage on the New York State Thruway in upstate Ramapo.
Authorities seized 90 pounds of opioids and arrested a major supplier to Long Island drug dealers in a bust that "saved thousands of lives," Suffolk County's top prosecutor said.
Suffolk lawmakers approved a $10 million settlement for Martin Tankleff, whose conviction for killing his parents was overturned by an appellate court in 2007.
Three people were injured when a man pulling out of a parking spot crashed his SUV into a supermarket, struck two parked cars, and then drove into a clothing shop, police said.
Two senior state senators from Long Island are introducing a bill that would lengthen the time for the reduction of taxes paid by LIPA on power plants, while providing a fund to limit the impact on local communities.
A former Democratic Suffolk legislator will face off in a special election for the vacant 10th Assembly District seat Tuesday against a Republican political newcomer.
Suffolk County Community College trustees Thursday proposed a $226.3 million budget that would increase tuition for full-time students by a record $350 in the next school year and raise fees.