A Woodmere man faces multiple charges after police said he struck another motorist's vehicle with a wooden bat in a case of road rage on the New York State Thruway in upstate Ramapo.

Authorities seized 90 pounds of opioids and arrested a major supplier to Long Island drug dealers in a bust that "saved thousands of lives," Suffolk County's top prosecutor said.

The Salvadoran citizen reportedly known as "Reaper" pleaded not guilty in Nassau County Court in Mineola.

Suffolk lawmakers approved a $10 million settlement for Martin Tankleff, whose conviction for killing his parents was overturned by an appellate court in 2007.

Three people were injured when a man pulling out of a parking spot crashed his SUV into a supermarket, struck two parked cars, and then drove into a clothing shop, police said.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs and the Kings Point academy agreed to the dismissal, according to the order entered by a U.S. District Court judge.

The Town of Babylon has signed a 10-year extension on the contract with its commercial garbage hauler.

A 5-cent fee on plastic bags was inposed by the county on Jan. 1 of this year.

Two senior state senators from Long Island are introducing a bill that would lengthen the time for the reduction of taxes paid by LIPA on power plants, while providing a fund to limit the impact on local communities.

A former Democratic Suffolk legislator will face off in a special election for the vacant 10th Assembly District seat Tuesday against a Republican political newcomer.

The chief executive and president of the health system that runs the Nassau University Medical Center was unanimously fired.

Suffolk County Community College trustees Thursday proposed a $226.3 million budget that would increase tuition for full-time students by a record $350 in the next school year and raise fees.

Friday appears to be kicking off a string of dry days, forecasters say.

Firefighters from at least eight departments battled a blaze that fire officials said appears to have started in a commercial building in Babylon.

A plan to transform land along Jericho Turnpike on the Elwood-Dix Hills border into a 486,380-square-foot commercial center drew more than 100 residents to a heated community meeting Wednesday night.

A Northport Victorian built in 1870s that had been listed for $829,000 recently went into contract.

Detectives are hoping the picture of a watch will help lead them to the burglar who is suspected of causing the death of a retired minister on Shelter Island.

Three men have been charged in the death of a man shot in the back early this month in Valley Stream, Nassau police said Wednesday.

An attorney who served as outside counsel to the Town of Oyster Bay when it first guaranteed a loan for restaurateur Harendra Singh testified Wednesday that he witnessed Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano put his hand on Singh's shoulder at a crucial April 2010 meeting on the deal and tell the room, "Let's get this thing done."

Potential avenues for reducing noise and traffic at East Hampton Airport -- ranging from instituting a curfew to closing the Wainscott facility -- are under review by town officials.