Two masked men, one armed with a gun, held cellphone store employees at bay Thursday night in Melville while they stole about $100,000 in equipment, Suffolk police said in asking for the public's help on the case.

Twenty-one people lost their home in a Brentwood fire that rapidly spiraled out of control Thursday after residents tried to put out flames with a garden hose, fire officials said.

In Nassau County, 39.1 percent of eligible students in grades three through eight boycotted the exam, according to a Newsday survey. In Suffolk, 54.4 percent refused to take it.

A man with more than 40 suspensions of his driver's license was arrested Thursday after he was pulled over while driving in West Babylon, Suffolk County police said.

Two people in a home suffered minor wounds after shots were fired through the side of the house, police said.

A woman was charged with taking deposits for the rental of her friend's home, though the home was not available at the time, authorities said.

Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, at conference on LI, tells teachers that Assembly-passed legislation could have "unintended consequences."

A Patchogue teenager who had been missing since he left a hospital Wednesday night has been located, Suffolk County police said Thursday morning.

A line of "gusty thunderstorms" was headed for Long Island, the National Weather Service said Thursday evening.

New LIRR president Phillip Eng on Thursday said he was "outraged" over how Amtrak's lateness in wrapping up planned overnight repairs near Penn Station snarled the morning commute for tens of thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders, who were forced to deal with delays, cancellations and diversions with little notice.

Two Republican assemblymen and a Democratic Nassau correction officer say they're in the race to replace Croci in the Third District.

A Dix Hills man and two Brooklyn men are facing security and wire fraud charges of operating a scheme to defraud as many as 50 elderly individuals out of a combined $2 million in valueless stock, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Photos of the knife-wielding woman who police said tried to rob a BP gas station in Lake Ronkonkoma in March show her reaching over the counter in an attempt to steal cash from the register.

With a chain saw and a call of "clear," representatives from the state, county and the Central Pine Barrens Commission demonstrated their readiness to suppress southern pine beetle infestations this summer.

Movehub.com, a website that helps connect people with international shipping companies, calculated its U.S. Hipster Index from among the 150 most populous American cities.

Little Debbie cakes are a very popular brand of dessert. We had the sweet opportunity to conduct a taste test with kids in our school from kindergarten to seventh grade with lemon and strawberry cakes. These cakes are special just for Mother's Day! They also have vanilla cream and vanilla icing. These two flavors are both delicious but also very different. Some kids even tried to steal more cakes.

A man was arrested on impaired driving and other charges after he drove the wrong way toward officers, police said.

Weeks after the MTA announced another $1 billion cost overrun for East Side Access, MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber said that there's "no more messing around with the delivery date."

Following a taste of temperatures more akin to those at the height of summer, Thursday, was looking to deliver much of the same, forecasters said.

The robber who took about $550 from a Cutchogue gas station last month was arrested Wednesday near her home, Southold Town police said.