The Hempstead school board voted Thursday night to extend embattled Superintendent Shimon Waronker's paid administrative leave another 22 days and hire a security consultant in response to a state report detailing district safety issues.

The rain could mix with or change to snow at times, and there is a risk of flooding as well as coastal flooding.

The move comes after several other austerity measures did not produce the needed savings, officials said.

As many as 19 of 29 railroads are at risk of missing the Dec. 31 deadline to have the lifesaving technology on line, the GAO said.

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the arrests were part of a hot-spot crackdown based on the department's new anti-opioids mapping.

New York State agencies are gearing up for a Thursday-to-Saturday nor'easter that could drench and blast Long Island with rain and high winds and envelop upstate with snow, officials said.

For the past year, THRIVE has provided Long Islanders in recovery a place to go for help bridging the gap between treatment programs and sticking with healthier choices once they leave.

Suffolk County sheriff officials, trying to ease concerns the county jail could house hundreds of federal immigration detainees, told county lawmakers they so far have held only one to three such detainees at a time.

Sure, Alicia Napoleon always saw herself living in the spotlight.

"He just loved, loved the motorcycle," said his sister Diane Facciarossa, a Newsday employee.

The mother of a Brentwood teen allegedly slain by MS-13 gang members made a plea for better school programs to help young people.

A former East Hampton man was brought back to Long Island 19 years after fleeing the country while facing a charge of killing his best friend in a drunken driving crash.

The Amityville Village board of trustees has approved hiring a law firm to work on a developer contract despite objections from two board members.

For 25 years, Officer Joel, as everybody called him, helped keep a sense of small town in the waterfront hamlet of Sayville.

Amtrak expects to begin a two-month effort to rebuild Track 18 later this month.

The discussion on gun violence came after the Parkland, Florida, shooting that killed 17 people and as area schools consider different security measures.

The Town of Huntington Youth Court will soon start sending students out to promote the court's mission of offering a different kind of justice system.

Here are dozens of fairs and festivals all over the Island this fall and winter.

There are many events coming up to celebrate Dr. Seuss' 114th birthday.

Authorities are investigating a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in West Babylon on Thursday morning, Suffolk County police said.