The Town of Babylon is placing a moratorium on any new applications for a program that allows businesses to exceed wastewater limits in exchange for protecting land out east.

New York State formally suspended a Suffolk County judge who was arrested last week after allegedly burglarizing a neighbor's home and stealing women's underwear.

A Ronkonkoma-based nonprofit on Monday announced that the group has launched a free online course that seeks to teach adults how to detect, report and, hopefully, prevent child sexual abuse.

It may have been done in a backhanded manner, but Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone sent out an email in which he announced he's running for re-election next year.

A fire at a senior housing complex in Copiague injured one resident early Monday, Suffolk County police said.

The Bow Tie Cinemas in Port Washington unexpectedly closed earlier this year, leaving a void in North Hempstead's entertainment scene and displacing part of an annual fall film festival.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office found little cause for concern in fiscal stress tests of two Smithtown villages, Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor. Village of the Branch did not submit the information needed to conduct the test.

Each report has sparked a police investigation and many have prompted educators to place schools on lockdown and send alerts to parents and residents.

Wexler oversaw high-profile court cases that included ex-Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, former Oyster Bay Commissioner of Planning and Development Frederick Ippolito and more.

Any bright streaks flashing across Long Island skies just after midnight Sunday could be shooting stars.

Victims injured in a fatal four-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway who were treated at two area hospitals are expected to fully recover, a trauma unit director said.

Tucked away in a corner of Islip's Town Hall West is a trove of historical documents: Birth records dating to 1881, school records from the early 19th century and a royal patent from 1701 that was instrumental in establishing the town.

The Town of North Hempstead has applied for a $30,000 grant in hopes of using the money to replace playground equipment at Martin "Bunky" Reid Park in New Cassel.

Salvatore T. Silvestri Sr. of Melville, a retired insurance agent and financial planner who was the longest serving member of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department, died March 24 at the White Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Woodbury, at the age of 84.

Brookhaven and Suffolk County officials are debating the fate of an aging Coram building that some civic leaders believe is the community's former post office.

Those who grieved their taxes will see gradual increases from a planned reassessment, but critics say those who didn't will continue to bear an unfair burden before parity is achieved.

A pedestrian was killed Saturday night when he was struck by a car while walking in Riverhead, police said.

An unusual Dutch Colonial home in Greenport has been listed with an asking price of $775,000.

An unusual Dutch Colonial home in Greenport has been listed with an asking price of $775,000.

One person was killed and eight were injured in a four-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Shirley Saturday afternoon, police and ambulance officials said.