The Nassau County SPCA said its investigators found a malnourished 6-month-old Labrador retriever caged and unable to stand in the basement of a North Merrick pet store.

The Hempstead school board voted Thursday night to extend embattled Superintendent Shimon Waronker's paid administrative leave another 22 days and hire a security consultant in response to a state report detailing district safety issues.

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the arrests were part of a hot-spot crackdown based on the department's new anti-opioids mapping.

The Village of Floral Park has released detailed plans for a full renovation to Tiny Town, its popular children's playground.

In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, shooting, Andrew Pollack emerged as an image of both grief and strength while sharing his heartbreak at a White House listening session.

The student, who was a cheerleader and JV field hockey captain, turned 16 just weeks before go-kart accident on winter break in Florida that took her life.

A federal judge Wednesday barred any mention of law enforcement decisions not to prosecute New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the upcoming corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

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.

Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs has appointed two new vice chairs of his party -- creating more of a gender balance among top party officials.

Jurors are considering whether a motorist committed murder by driving into bystanders of a brawl, killing one person and injuring two others, or if her actions amounted to a tragic accident.

In effect, the district's repeated miscalculations allowed it to pile up unrestricted reserves far beyond those allowed by state law in two of the three years covered, auditors said.

The Nassau County Legislature unanimously confirmed Patrick Ryder as the county's permanent police commissioner after Ryder disputed a letter accusing him of sexual harassment.

No free golf. No free tickets to football games. No gift cards. Not even a free cup of coffee is allowed under a new executive order signed by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

A North Bellmore family of six were removed from their house Sunday after it filled with carbon monoxide, a fire department chief said.

The suspect forced his way into the victim's apartment "claiming to be a Nassau County police officer" who was there to collect rent money and threatened to arrest the victim if he did not pay him, according to a news release.

Joseph A. McNeil has been called a civil rights pioneer for his role as a founding member of the Greensboro Four, who led the 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in North Carolina.

A taxi driver was seriously injured early Saturday when he crashed into a light pole in Hempstead.