Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat who took office Jan. 1, has yet to reach out to the county legislature's Republican leader, Richard Nicolello, who publicly berated her administration for misleading GOP lawmakers and warned they would be skeptical about her future requests.

The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office on Thursday swore in eight chaplains, the first time in its centuries-long history to establish the post.

A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of Nassau County and its financial control board, upholding the board's decision in 2011 to suspend raises for about 7,000 unionized county employees.

A state Supreme Court judge has tossed a lawsuit by Brookhaven Town against LIPA and PSEG Long Island over giant steel poles on Eastport roads, calling the topic "moot" because the work was largely complete by the time its suit was filed.

Expired and leftover medications can be dropped off Saturday at nearly two dozen sites on Long Island as part of a nationwide effort to get unused medications out of home medicine cabinets.

Federal investigators are probing the death of a man who was "pulled along" at the LIRR's Lynbrook station platform by a moving train earlier this month.

The Southampton Town Planning Board has 30 days to decide whether an application to continue operating a North Sea camp owned by Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs can proceed.

On Sunday, April 22, we traveled from Sayville to the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan to meet, interview and watch Max and Harvey perform in the DigiTour Arctic Lights show. Max and Harvey are twin brothers who became famous by posting videos of themselves singing on YouTube. They also became popular on apps like Instagram, Musical.ly, Twitter and Facebook. When we showed up at the theater, the line was already around the corner with so many fans excited about seeing this show.

The event also includes panel discussions focused on the art of writing.

Armed with a notebook and a thermometer, wannabe shellfish farmers will have the opportunity to grow their own oysters and help repopulate the Great South Bay through a series of classes offered at Islip's Great Atlantic Shellfish Farm.

Two drivers were injured Thursday morning in a chain-reaction crash involving five vehicles on the westbound Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills, police said.

A crash involving a fuel truck and an SUV forced the closure of northbound Nicolls Road in Selden, police said.

With social media posts, a party atmosphere and even participation from local businesses now in the mix, real estate agents have taken the ordinary open house to the next level.

With social media posts, a party atmosphere and even participation from local businesses now in the mix, real estate agents have taken the ordinary open house to the next level.

Suffolk County has launched an ambitious plan to clean the region's waters by getting homeowners to abandon cesspools and septic systems in favor of advanced and more costly treatment technology, but the effort is hitting technical and political hurdles, a review by Newsday/News 12 has found.

One gardener's weeds are another's gardener's vibrant flowers and food source.

Suffolk County officials had plans half a century ago for sewers throughout much of the county, from Smithtown and Huntington to Southold and East Hampton.

Home buyers are rushing to close deals, giving the market its fastest start to the year since the boom of more than a decade ago, a report shows.

The "Dream Prom Boutique" helped area teens get ready for their big night in style, with the perfect price tag.

The Village of Lindenhurst has received $175,000 in state funding to make upgrades to its fire department.