A man faces a hate-crime charge after he attacked and shouted slurs at a Hispanic man in Ronkonkoma, police said.

"When your child is sick, there's this fear, this isolation."

Although March still has a bit of a bite left in it, it's softened by the knowledge that spring begins March 20, and warmer weather is coming.

The open house will also feature raffles and prizes.

A pedestrian was hospitalized early Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County police said.

A modern East Hampton home with windows that reach to the 22-foot ceilings has listed for $4.7 million.

Herman Bell, 70, could be released as early as April 17 after his parole was denied seven times during his 25-to-life sentence for the first-degree murders of 2 NYPD officers.

Two Lindenhurst women were arraigned on felony charges Wednesday in connection with the drug overdose of a Nassau resident, Nassau County police said.

The bat-wielding man fatally shot by a police officer in Manhasset has been identified as a Maryland resident whose parents said he was mentally ill for decades, ever since he saw his best friend lying dead of gunshot wounds on the street.

The Long Island Rail Road's deteriorating on-time performance "has become unacceptable," according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who on Thursday is issuing a report offering new details on the misery endured by LIRR commuters last year -- the worst for the railroad since 1999.

Dozens of Long Islanders gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil Wednesday to honor "hometown hero" Scott J. Beigel, a Dix Hills-raised teacher who died protecting his students during last month's Florida school shooting massacre.

Edward Mangano "sold himself" to restaurateur Harendra Singh in order to maintain his lavish lifestyle after becoming Nassau County executive and taking a $114,000 pay cut from his private-sector job, a federal prosecutor said.

Hauppauge is the second Long Island district to announce the hiring of armed security guards in the wake of school shootings around the country.

A student at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket was removed from the school Wednesday after a social media posting by the student raised concerns, officials said.

Money laundering was among the many favors that Harendra Singh performed for former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, according to a recently unsealed motion filed by federal prosecutors.

Students across Long Island walked out of their school buildings or participated in other demonstrations, joining a mass national protest to remember the victims of last month's shooting in Florida and make calls for greater gun safety.

Kevin Covais, Levittown's most famous (and only) "American Idol" finalist, got what may have been his biggest break since the "Idol" run on Tuesday: He starred on the season finale of "This Is Us."

Scenes from around Long Island as students participated in events honoring the victims of the Parkland shooting or protested gun violence.

What a difference a couple of heavy snow bands make.

The Suffolk Legislature's parks committee Wednesday unanimously approved $1.5 million to supervise the cleanup of toxic dumping at West Hills Park.