The county executive race in Long Island’s Nassau County could prove to be a bellwether for political contests across New York and the rest of the nation in 2026 and beyond.

Masked men recording people at the post office and library in Havre de Grace have caused a stir among some residents, but the ...

The state Legislature has been hit with another lawsuit over its refusal to open up the books to allow a voter-approved audit of its inner workings.

Did you know the First Amendment protects the right to protest — but not all demonstrations are treated equally? When, where and how people protest can determine whether their actions are legally ...

More than 40 years after the murder of Long Island teenager Theresa Fusco, prosecutors say the man responsible is finally behind bars. Fusco, 16, went missing in 1984 and was later found raped and ...

NEW YORK -- Authorities on Long Island believe they have closed a murder case that had been open for more than 40 years. In November 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared after she was fired ...

A Walmart worker was charged Wednesday with the brutal 1984 murder and rape of a 16-year-old Long Island girl — ending decades of mystery and speculation, Nassau County prosecutors announced. Richard ...

Testing proved that a Long Island woman had been exposed to the mosquito-borne virus, which is more commonly seen in the Caribbean and Central and South America. By Joseph Goldstein New York health ...

The mosquito-borne disease is most common in tropical and subtropical regions. The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the ...

In February 2023, Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi joined one another to bemoan the state of the First Amendment under the Biden administration. Hegseth called it “scary” that the “First Amendment has ...

UPDATE Oct. 13 at 6:38 p.m. PT: The Washington Times, Reuters and the Associated Press are joining other news outlets in rejecting Trump’s revised Pentagon press policy, according to an update from ...

A Long Island dad was found guilty on Friday of sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter over of the course of about a year. A jury convicted the 33-year-old Bay Shore man of first-degree course of ...