Suffolk County News

Facing sharp opposition, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is delaying his bid to end a local prohibition against removing elected officials during the middle of their terms.

Outgoing Long Island Museum Association President Philip Blocklyn announced at their annual meeting that LIMA will offer three professional development grants in 2014 to support member organizations in sending professional staff to conferences, workshops and seminars, whether national, regional, or local in scope.

The Suffolk County Police Department issued a Silver Alert for 17-year-old Melissa DiDaniele, of East Northport, on Wednesday night.

HAUPPAUGE A Coram man pleaded guilty today to Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident resulting in Death or Serious Physical Injury.

"She told me she had bone and brain cancer and that she needed money to pay for it," said Elizabeth Patricola.

A suburban New York woman who raised thousands of dollars falsely claiming she had cancer has pleaded guilty to grand larceny, forgery and other charges.

Papa the pill bull is cared for after allegedly being chained to a tree in a Deer Park yard.

Deborah Hopkins, rear, looks on as her horse Quartermoon is rescued by Suffolk County police emergency service officers after falling into a pool in the backyard of her home on Oakdale-Bohemia Road in Bohemia.

A Long Island woman has been cited after police said she severely neglected two pit bulls and left them chained to a tree in her yard.

Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 82-year-old Coram man who went missing Tuesday morning.

The following information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Ryan Marshall was driving a 2005 Honda CRV eastbound on the LIE when his vehicle ran out of gas between exits 62 and 63 in Holtsville, police said.

Suffolk County plans to refund fees of up to $50 that thousands of drivers have paid for traffic offenses that were dismissed, the administration of County Executive Steve Bellone said yesterday.

As a way to expand the festival, the John Gardiner Farm also has a cornfield maze, allowing children and their family to make their way through the farms corn stalks.

An man was struck by a car in Sayville while trying to rescue his dog, who was killed after being hit by another vehicle Tuesday evening, according to a Newsday report .

The search is on for the thief on Long Island who stole a truck filled with toys set to be delivered to children battling serious illnesses.

Local residents crowded the auditorium of the county legislature building for the third time at a hearing held on Monday calling for Suffolk County to end a contract they have with the provider of homeless shelter on the Hauppauge/Commack border.

Bonnie Farrell was found dead in a bedroom at this Norway Pine Drive home in Medford after suffering a massive head injury.

At an awards dinner on Dec. 4, high school seniors Olivia Racanelli and Hunter Reiter were named the 2013-2014 Suffolk Zone Award recipients.

The following arrests were reported by Town of Southampton and New York State Police for the week of Dec. 9. An criminal charge is an accusation.