West Hempstead

The victims of what Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder described as a "horrific accident" include Marlene Luu, 66, of Woodside Queens.

UFC bantamweight champ gave Uniondale High School students his message of perseverance and self-determination.

The only winner statewide had all five midday draw numbers correct.

Here are spots to visit and excursions to try that offer fun for everyone this season. 

Scenes from a Nassau Class A baseball quarterfinal between Plainedge and host Calhoun on Sunday.

Alec Edwards' homer backs Colts starter in Nassau Class A quarterfinal win.

The vehicle was heading east near the exit for the Wantagh State Parkway when the driver struck the tree, a State Police spokesman said.

Paxlovid dramatically reduces the chances of hospitalization or death for those at high risk of severe COVID-19. But many Long Islanders are still unaware of it, and some are nervous about taking it.

Jessy Panzer, one of the few female aerobatic air show performers and air racers active in the United States, will perform at the Jones Beach show on Memorial Day weekend.

Mike Cavanaugh takes his kayak out into the waters near his East Rockaway and Gilgo Beach homes in search of the bottles. He then researches the history of the bottles to compile stories for a website he created.

Here are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.

Rams host Mepham Sunday and if Clarke wins, they'll play a doubleheader.

The graffiti was found at an Urgent Care on Hempstead Turnpike, police said.

"Six Million Dollar Man" and "Bionic Woman" will be at Hofstra July 2 and 3.

Tim McCabe, of North Bellmore, said doctors found two cancerous tumors while he was undergoing a liver transplant. He gave himself a day to be angry about it, then moved on to face his latest health challenge.

Nearly one-third of the class of 59 recruits, who will begin seven months of physical and educational training, are minorities, representing one of the department's most diverse classes, according to Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

Students of color have gone from being the minority to the majority in 32 Long Island districts over the past 20 years, a Newsday analysis found.

According to the indictment, Sharon Gardner, then the food services director for Hempstead schools, steered more than $1 million in sole-source breakfast contracts to Maria Caliendo's company, even though cheaper options existed.

The elections marked widespread victories for candidates endorsed by local teacher unions, and numerous losses for those groups that backed candidates critical of the ways race, gender and history are taught.

Police intervened after the victim was able to lure Johnny Shorter outside with the promise of giving him money that he was demanding.

Thomas Pushpamangalam came to the U.S. from India to study at NYU, where he later taught.

Nearly 100 Village of Hempstead elected officials, clergy, law enforcement and local residents held a vigil Tuesday outside village hall to pray for racial equality and for the victims of the mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

Within the broader New York City metropolitan area, Black and Hispanic households have among the highest rates of being "unbanked," according to the most recent FDIC survey.

The fast-casual chain plans to open at least 35 new eateries in 2022, and 90% of those will be in suburban locations, Sweetgreen's chief financial officer told analysts.

Long Island's colleges and universities are planning commencement ceremonies that largely return to pre-pandemic traditions.

Long Island's 124 school districts are proposing average spending increases of 4.17% for 2022-23, a Newsday survey found. Average tax collections are due to rise only 1.54%.