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.

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.