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Ex-boyfriend called woman amid shooting, suicide

The "heartbroken" man who killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend at a North Lawrence fast-food restaurant had planned the shootout -- and frantically phoned her just before his suicide moments later, Nassau police said Thursday.

Yaphank rail project is still a no-go

Federal authorities who regulate railroads have again ruled against the company that bulldozed 18 acres of trees in Yaphank without permits -- but a final decision on the project is still pending.

NYRA gets extension; pols urge VLTs at Belmont

With NYRA's franchise set to expire Monday, the organization was given a three-week extension Thursday even as doubts grew about whether video lottery terminals will be coming to Belmont Park anytime soon.

Sharpton plans Riverhead march to protest verdict

The Rev. Al Sharpton says the John White trial shows Suffolk County is not a place of equal justice for blacks and whites, and he plans to make that opinion the focus of a march next week in Riverhead.

Illegal heating system blamed as carbon monoxide hurts 12

An extended family of 12, including one infant, was evacuated Thursday night from a Brentwood home due to carbon monoxide fumes, and public safety officials later found an illegal heating system that may be linked to the poisonous gas leak, fire and town officials said.

Police ID Bay Shore man killed on parkway

State police are still trying to learn how a Bay Shore man came to be in the roadway during rush hour on the Southern State Parkway before he was fatally struck Thursday night.

Cops help deliver baby in Wyandanch

A police officer's job is more than fighting crime -- just ask the two Suffolk officers who helped deliver a premature, 2-pound baby boy early Thursday in Wyandanch.

Riverhead board postpones vote on resort land sale

The biggest political decision in the history of the town of Riverhead -- one that likely will change the face of the town forever -- will just have to wait a few more days.

Tankleff watches sunrise, huddles with attorney

Martin Tankleff spent his first full day of freedom Friday, forging ahead in his quest to prove he did not murder his parents.

Family evacuated as gas fumes fill Brentwood home

An extended family of 12, including an infant, were evacuated from a Brentwood home after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes apparently caused by an unlawful heating system, fire and town officials said Friday.