Suffolk County News

The district's unique dual-language program serves mostly students who don't speak Spanish at home. For half the school day, students and their teachers do not speak English.

The man pleaded guilty to being under the influence of marijuana and Xanax in September 2020 while driving more than 80 mph when he crashed into a tree and a storefront in Long Beach. A passenger in his vehicle was seriously injured.

St Joseph's College biology professor Tetyana Delaney was selected for a NASA research project to gauge what would be the physical and mental toll on astronauts during a mission to Mars.

Long Island will see some cool late autumn weather in the coming days with even a chance of snow late Tuesday night.

Officer Timothy Thrane, 35, was at one point on life support after being critically injured on duty by an alleged drunken driver.

On Long Island, new cases of the virus and positivity rates are soaring, a new variant has arrived, the holiday season surge has started, winter is coming, and many people still refuse to get vaccinated.

The mother of actress Lindsay Lohan surrendered Friday to start serving her sentence after a Nassau County Court proceeding that followed her September guilty plea to felony drunken driving.

The Town of Babylon opts in to the state legislation by default after the town board failed to get a majority vote on scheduling a public hearing on the issue.

LIPA defends its newly negotiated contract, saying half of  PSEG's pay is now "at risk" if the company fails to perform. 

Acting Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho vacated former Det. John Oliva's 2014 conviction on a misdemeanor count of official misconduct and chastised those in the Suffolk District Attorney's office at the time who pursued his prosecution.

The Suffolk officer wrote the police report on a Feb. 23 incident in Port Jefferson that led to the suspension of two other cops after body camera footage showed them striking a suspected car thief.

The Long Island Rail Road has a lot of catching up to do to address its worn and aging infrastructure, the report says, noting that most of the agency's Superstorm Sandy resiliency projects haven't even begun.

"The rightful heir has not received a penny," U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack said while sentencing Vincent Trimarco Jr. to 57 months behind bars.

The Town Board ordered the highway department to undertake and complete loose leaf pickup by Nov. 30 but a notice on the town's website said loose leaf pickup will not begin until Jan. 3.

As Supervisor-elect Jennifer S. DeSen prepares to take office on Jan.1, she said her vision is to open North Hempstead up for economic development, focus on downtown revitalization and pedestrian safety. 

During the four-hour meeting Wednesday night, residents voiced concerns over environmental and density impacts, and said they feared the hamlet's character would change. 

The incident temporarily closed service in both directions on the Ronkonkoma Branch, which was restored after noon, officials said. 

Police said all drivers involved in the crash escaped serious injury Wednesday night. 

With the popularity of Southold as a filming area growing in recent years, officials want to make sure future film productions will not create any potential parking issues.

The Smithtown Town Board has set a hearing on Dec. 14 for the severely damaged former medical offices at 57 Main St. A referendum on sewer expansion in the area is also set for the same day.