The one-time deputy supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay admitted he had initially lied to federal prosecutors because he was "in panic mode" and was protecting his boss, former Town Supervisor John Venditto.

Following a taste of temperatures more akin to those at the height of summer, Thursday, was looking to deliver much of the same, forecasters said.

The robber who took about $550 from a Cutchogue gas station last month was arrested Wednesday near her home, Southold Town police said.

Republican State Sen. Tom Croci will not run for re-election this fall, his spokeswoman said. The development -- which Croci had been hinting about for months -- makes it even more dicey for the GOP to maintain its one-seat hold on the Senate majority in this fall's elections.

Two Bronx men used someone else's name and Social Security number to order cellphones online, Suffolk police said Wednesday.

Mark Caraway faces a term of up to 25 years to life in prison on the attempted murder charge, and a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on the assault charges.

Leonard Genova, once to the deputy to former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, was grilled by defense attorneys.

Oral arguments are to begin next week in the Northport-East Northport school district lawsuit challenging LIPA's attempt to reduce the tax assessment on its Northport plant, an attorney for the school district said.

A 7-year-old and an 8-year-old from Huntington Station were seriously injured when the car they were riding in veered off the Southern State Parkway in West Babylon and hit a fence, state police said.

The new name of the Boy Scout program, Scouts BSA, signals that girls now have a choice, a Long Island Boy Scout official said.

The judge ruled that while Jacob Alegria's actions were reckless, they may not have been voluntary because of a medical condition.

Public school budgets are expected to grow an average 2.85 percent across Long Island to a total of $12.8 billion in 2018-19 -- the biggest proposed spending boost in five years.

Brookhaven Town officials said on Wednesday that they will appeal a state court ruling that threw out the town's lawsuit against LIPA and PSEG Long Island over giant steel poles in Eastport.

The Lindenhurst village board of trustees approved what will be the village's largest apartment complex, as residents demanded the approval be put to a public vote.

A Nissequogue Village couple is seeking permits to build a set of sea walls off Long Island Sound bluffs below their home, but some local officials say the project would violate policies intended to protect the region's shared coast.

Programs tackle everything from potty training to temper tantrums.

It is not often that a celebrity appears on a weekday afternoon at Timber Point, the busy Suffolk County public course in Great River. So, a whirlwind greeted the arrival Tuesday by a shimmering star, one of the biggest names in sports:

A woman was killed Wednesday in a single-car crash in Yaphank, Suffolk County police said.

A midcentury modern home in Manhasset on the market for $3.199 million comes with an indoor lap pool.

April 30-May 6 is Screen-Free Week nationwide.