Long Island

The Nassau County Legislature has given County Executive Ed Mangano the authority to make over $40 million in budget cuts on his own, without legislative consultation.

Long Island is under a constant barrage of airplane noise, according to Len Schier of Quiet Skies.

Narcotic painkillers and the doctors who prescribe them illegally have become a new focus for law enforcement, WCBS 880's Irene Cornell reported.

Over the years, 22 members of the Suffolk County Police Department have died in the line of duty. Today, family, friends, and fellow officers gathered to remember them, WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

A college student from Long Island has been charged in the crash that killed three of his fellow Boston University students in New Zealand. A student from New Jersey was among those killed in the crash.

One of Long Island's most popular beaches will be a little more crowded this Memorial Day weekend, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the most dangerous for teenage drivers in America, WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

At only 18-years-old, Joshua Lafazan is now a member of the Board of Education in Syosset. He said his landslide election sent an important message to young people.

It's good news for one field hockey player on Long Island.

Today is the day that Keeling Pilaro, Long Island's only male field hockey player, will find out if he gets to return to the field.

Until today, there wasn't a clinic for 9/11 responders in Brooklyn, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported. 9/11 first responder and advocate John Feal called the new center monumental.

Federal investigators hope to figure out what exactly caused the single-engine aircraft to go down Wednesday night. Authorities said the plane hit some trees while taking off from an airport in Sterling Township.