Plans to grow dual language programs in the Hempstead school district elicited a mixed reaction from members of the Board of Education on Thursday night, highlighting the divide between trustees.

Police are investigating the incident, which the superintendent called "ill-conceived and inappropriate."

Hundreds of residents turned out for a meeting late Thursday to voice their opposition to a Plainview developer's proposed 1,365-unit luxury apartment community on the site of the former Island Hills Golf Club in Sayville.

Harendra Singh testified against Edward Mangano as a "connection" who would help his businesses flourish.

The 3 Long Island women said a correction officer sexually harassed and assaulted them at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead.

The state Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a revision in Suffolk County's farmland preservation program allowing auxiliary agricultural uses on land to which the county has purchased development rights.

A North Babylon man has been arrested in Brentwood after prosecutors said he tried to sell almost 2.5 kilograms of heroin in a sting, prosecutors said on Thursday.

The Nassau County executive had to submit the plan after the county's financial control board ordered $18 million in budget cuts.

For the second day in a row, Ward Melville High School in East Setauket referred a perceived threat posted on social media to the police, officials said.

Majority Republicans introduced legislation to block County Executive Laura Curran from charging fees to Little Leagues and other nonprofits.

The assault charge was dismissed because the woman did not appear in court for the third time.

Police said he robbed a woman in a drugstore parking lot, pushing her to the ground and stealing her purse and keys. When a witness tried to intervene, police said, the man assaulted her, too.

Heavy sand buildup from recent storms has narrowed Moriches Inlet to levels dangerous to navigation, prompting a call for federal help to expedite dredging the waterway.

Suffolk County officials formally pitched their plan to have police access school security cameras in moments of danger to education officials Thursday.

The Appalachian Mountain Club board of directors announced that it is delaying a vote on the proposed sale of the group's Fire Island cabin, a decision that followed opposition to the sale by regional members of the club.

Just as Long Islanders are looking for the days to warm up, forecasters say it's better to adjust expectations to "unseasonably cool."

Celebrate the tradition of St. Patrick's Day with these family-friendly events taking place on Long Island during the month of March.

A man died after being thrown from the car he was driving that had left the road and struck a tree in Coram, police said.

Smithtown could see development -- or at least progress on paper -- at several sites in the coming months, Town Supervisor Edward Wehrheim said.

The Long Island Rail Road said it will add 38 trains Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan.