Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned Long Islanders facing the latest in a series of nor'easters that the worst was yet to come.

Roadways slickened by snow from the fourth nor'easter this month made Wednesday's driving conditions dangerous on Long Island and led to a fatal crash in Nassau, authorities said.

The state Legislature passed the Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act in 1993 to limit development, protect drinking water supplies and preserve the ecosystem.

Islip Town employees are set to get raises for the next three years under union contracts approved this week.

More than five years after superstorm Sandy, disputes with contractors over repair jobs and storm-hardening elevations are thwarting attempts by some homeowners to get fully back on their feet.

The Long Island Rail Road on Wednesday extended its ticket-refund policy by two years, allowing customers a lot more time to get back money for never-taken trips.

Babylon Town has renewed a "public information consulting" contract with the Great Neck public relations firm Zimmerman/Edelson Inc., according to a Feb. 28 town board resolution.

Four struggling communities in Brookhaven Town are to be nominated for a program designed to create economic opportunity zones that could benefit from the new federal tax law.

Incumbents facing contested village races across Long Island Tuesday were largely re-elected to their positions.

Get all the results for the contested races in eight villages.

Sandy Chiofolo's home is in a treed, parklike area of Smithtown that's close to Jericho Turnpike and Veterans Memorial Highway.

Experts from LI museum shared these DIY crafts that can be made with ingredients you can find in your kitchen.

"It's a little out of this world, this time!"

A retired minister was in critical condition after he was the victim of a suspected targeted home invasion in Shelter Island, police said.

The only child of Louise Pietrewicz may soon finally bring her mother home, more than 50 years after the North Fork woman mysteriously disappeared in 1966.

Long Islanders will want to prepare for round four, as yet another nor'easter is set to impact the area.

The Suffolk County Legislature began consideration of a bill to require restaurants that serve fish to post warnings about possible mercury contamination, as a Nesconset teenager testified Tuesday she was poisoned last year after eating too much sushi and too many tuna sandwiches.

It's especially rare for meteorologists at the National Weather Service's Upton office ever to set eyes again on the helium-filled weather balloons they launch twice a day -- be it in rain, shine, or anything in between, nor'easters included.

The LIRR's overall customer satisfaction rating of 77 percent was the lowest since the railroad began using a percentage scoring system in 2009, and a big drop from last year's score of 84 percent.

A rescue mission was staged in the early morning hours on a Fort Salonga driveway to free a raccoon with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar.