Nassau County News

Students wore white ribbons and observed a moment of silence during their graduation ceremony in honor of 21-year-old junior Andrea Rebello.

Soprano Sylvia McNair joins tap dancer-vocalist Ryan VanDenBoom and the Long Island Philharmonic for "The Gershwin Experience" at Tilles Center on Saturday.

A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's gun, investigators said on Sunday.

In East Farmingdale right lane closed on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow Rd An Amityville woman used a camera tripod "like a baseball bat" in the parking lot of a West Hempstead nightclub Sunday morning, striking another woman in the arm, Nassau County police said.

Police have identified the alleged home invader involved in the death of a New York college student early Friday morning.

I want to share our conversation with Nancy Rankin, the architect from the Albany-based firm of Waite, Inc., at our board meeting on April 22, concerning the restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill.

A Hofstra University student was killed early this morning in a botched robbery while her twin sister was in the house, cops said.

Police say a Hofstra University student and an armed suspect were fatally shot during a break-in at a Long Island home.

After months of discussion and careful consideration of the needs of the students and the community, the Board of Education has proposed a budget that delivers responsible, quality education within the tax cap levy limit.

On Tuesday, May 21, the Great Neck community should come out in support of the school and library budgets which are subject to a vote.

The head of the Nassau County Off-Track Betting says a proposal to build a Long Island casino with video slot machines is part of negotiations to expand casino gambling in New York.

A $6-million plan for Island Park's Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to fully recover from superstorm Sandy received a boost Wednesday when Nassau County agreed to provide tax breaks.

A defective brake light led to a traffic stop that resulted in a driver with 201 suspensions on his license being placed under arrest Monday evening in Roosevelt, police said.

In Nassau Cnty road construction. two lanes closed on The Southern St Pkwy WB between Meadowbrook Rd/X23 and Brookside Ave/X21 In Nassau Cnty road construction.

In Nassau Cnty road construction. two lanes closed on The Southern St Pkwy WB between Meadowbrook Rd/X23 and Brookside Ave/X21 In Nassau Cnty road construction.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Legislative Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves are inviting the public to receive free training on recognizing an opiate overdose and how to reverse its effects in order to save a life.

Motorists are advised that the northbound Wantagh State Parkway will be closed each day between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning tomorrow, Wednesday May 15, through Friday May 17, between Ocean Parkway and Merrick Road in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, weather permitting.

The Great Gatsby, Nassau County Museum of Art 's 2013 Museum Ball, celebrates the glamorous Gold Coast era immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano is seeking more than $500 million from the state's $30 billion superstorm Sandy aid package to build an outfall pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park Wastewater Treatment Plant to the Atlantic Ocean.

A Glen Cove man was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a home burglary that occurred in April, Nassau County police said.