Tick-borne diseases have reached epidemic proportions on LI as the creatures continue to expand their range, according to a panel of experts.

A statewide crackdown on distracted driving -- including texting while driving -- began Thursday and continues through Monday, State Police said.

Anthony Cordero, 30, and his sister, Demaris Cordero, 31, were held on bail after each pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Suffolk County.

Ryan, an ex-Suffolk cop who served in Vietnam, and his wife crusaded after their children were born with congenital defects.

A partner testified that he was surprised to see Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Town Supervisor John Venditto at a key 2010 meeting.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran may have been too optimistic when she projected an $8 million surplus in sales taxes this year in a revised spending plan she submitted to Nassau's financial control board last month, budget analysts said Thursday.

Three Nassau men, and another from New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to defrauding Capital One Bank of up to $190,000 by falsely claiming they had deposited money into accounts and withdrawing funds when the bank provisionally credited the accounts, officials said.

The Village of Lindenhurst court unveiled a new metal detector, part of a slate of security improvements being implemented through a state grant.

Not-for-profit executives need to seek new corporate donors and focus fundraising pitches on their organization's mission as fewer taxpayers take charitable deductions, an accountant said.

A fragile Shelter Island peninsula that protects more than $1 billion of real estate and a harbor that is home to a thriving shellfish industry is in need of a potentially multimillion-dollar stabilization plan, according to town officials.

The Long Island-based documentary "Three Identical Strangers" has set a new release date of June 29.

Some amenities in the Feldmans' Strongs Neck-area home include a new kitchen, hardwood or ceramic tile flooring, an in-ground heated pool and crown molding in all first-floor rooms.

Vornado Realty Trust's Steve Roth and theater producer Daryl Roth bought the renovated 3,000-square-foot home after the government seized Madoff's assets in 2009.

Vornado Realty Trust's Steve Roth and theater producer Daryl Roth bought the renovated 3,000-square-foot home after the government seized Madoff's assets in 2009.

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after he put three lizards and a snake outside where they froze to death, authorities said.

Warmer weather is here, if only for a few days.

The event promises a DJ, characters and open play for kids.

Suffolk County police are looking for the man who stole three drones from the Apple store in Lake Grove.

An oceanfront Fire Island home listed for $2.385 million was featured in the 1984 movie "Garbo Talks" starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher and Harvey Fierstein.