Last week we went to the Live Nation offices in Manhattan to meet and interview Kirstin Maldonado, singer and songwriter and member of the a cappella group, Pentatonix. Before we met Kirstin, we took an elevator to the upstairs lobby to rehearse our interview questions. When Kirstin walked into the room, our mouths dropped open because she is so beautiful! She had a huge smile on her face and was so nice to us. We hugged her and then we introduced ourselves.

Long Island's forested lands have already been stressed by southern pine beetle and gypsy moth infestations, as well as the oak wilt fungus.

Patchogue officials plan to transform an empty lot on Cedar Avenue into a reflective Sept. 11 memorial overlooking the Great South Bay.

An oceanfront Montauk property featuring two homes on separate but continuous two-acre lots has listed for $21 million.

Sunday's Long Island marathoners might wish to start early and run fast, as a National Weather Service forecaster said the "best chance" for rain is from late morning into the afternoon.

Nassau and Suffolk drivers pay an average $2.99 per gallon. A Syosset station was charging $3.03 on Saturday.

Perhaps think twice before you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or Gatorade.

Father and two daughters take part in the 1-mile race to raise money for families affected by cancer.

Peter Visconti Jr., 37, of Mastic, faces 20 felonies, including homicide and manslaughter, in the four-vehicle crash that left a woman dead and seven others injured.

Long Beach residents have questioned the $108,000 termination payout to Schnirman, the former city manager who is now Nassau County comptroller.

Thanks to the intervention of a volunteer attorney at a Touro Law Center legal clinic, John Dollard will be entitled to have his highest rank inscribed on his tombstone after all.

Long Island state parks are slated to receive $16 million of upgrades this year, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday, and while most are not particularly showy, they are critical.

Thousands of volunteers across the state and on Long Island took to their parks Saturday, picking up trash, painting bike racks and trimming brush for the seventh annual I Love My Park Day.

When Democrat James Gaughran holds his first fundraiser Thursday in his bid to unseat veteran Republican State Sen. Carl Marcellino, Suffolk Democratic chairman Rich Schaffer will headline the $250-a-head event.

An elderly woman suffered minor injuries Saturday after she drove into a men's clothing store in Huntington, Suffolk County police said.

Testimony showed how favors that officials do for each other can degrade a neighborhood.

A public alert was issued for Andre Patton shortly after he allegedly stabbed deacon Patrick Logsdon at a Roosevelt halfway house.

Nassau County police say John Moruzzi kept his criminal activity close to home, burglarizing the homes of his neighbors in Hewlett.

A Shirley man was arrested and charged with drunken driving after he crashed his vehicle into a parkway median late Friday, police said.

The number 13 was not unlucky for M. Kent Stillwagon. He was born Oct. 13, 1965. He wed his bride on the 13th of September 2002 -- a Friday.