An illegal migrant allegedly tried to lure an 11-year-old girl into his car by offering her candy on Long Island, prosecutors alleged Tuesday. Galo Macasfreire, 38, of Ecuador, was arraigned in

A proposed sale agreement for Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation and another deal that would hand over operations to the interested buyer will be before a judge Friday.

Animals that have tragically died at the sanctuary include Larry the rooster, Nessy the Peking duck and Honey the bear — the facility’s star attraction who staffers claimed was

The Muslims of Long Island are suing the Town of Oyster Bay under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the First and 14th Amendments to

A NY trooper, Thomas Mascia, and his parents surrendered to face charges including false reporting and evidence tampering from an alleged fake shooting incident.

Ownership is accusing the Town of Oyster Bay of violating state and federal law, inhibiting its ability to expand.

A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot by a suspect on Long Island has turned himself in to face charges.

The Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District told News 12 that "the district does not authorize law enforcement agencies to access school grounds for the purpose of detaining, arresting, or questioning unless such access is related to an alleged crime occurring on school grounds, or pursuant to a warrant or court order."

The Schecter School of Long Island honored former student Omer Neutra, whose death was announced in December when he was thought to be a hostage in Gaza, by

Long Island boasts the highest retail cannabis sales per store in New York State. That’s according to the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). The OCM shared industry insights recently while meeting with the Long Island Association’s Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee in Melville. The event was part of an OCM office-hours tour.

A Long Island woman was sentenced Monday to between 2 and 6 years in prison for a deadly car crash that killed a volunteer firefighter in June 2024.

Evacuated residents are waiting in their cars for hours to get permission to return to Los Angeles neighborhoods devastated by the Palisades Fire, which has been burning for three weeks and destroyed thousands of homes and other structures.