L.I. Cheating Scandal Prompts Sweeping Security Changes For SAT, ACT
Officials announced new, nationwide security measures for standardized test-takers on Tuesday aimed at preventing another testing scandal like the one that rocked Long Island.
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Officials announced new, nationwide security measures for standardized test-takers on Tuesday aimed at preventing another testing scandal like the one that rocked Long Island.
The fire broke out around 2 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Weichers Street in Lake Ronkonkoma and quickly spread to the first and second floors.
Irene Bernatzky, 88, was killed earlier this month after officials say she fell on the moving stairs and was strangled when her clothing got entangled in the escalator mechanics.
Think twice before you check your luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Cash, jewelry, electronics and other valuables are being stolen at a staggering rate. It's happening as a result of inside jobs that aren't being stopped.
The new measures are expected to include dual identification to prevent impersonation, using state-of-the-art photo recognition and enhanced handwriting analysis.
Protesters on both sides of the health care debate voiced their feelings as the nine justices of the nation's highest court began hearing arguments about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is investigating claims that a supervisor altered a probation officer's report recommending a parole violation for a man later arrested in a carjacking.
As the state plans to begin renovations to Main Street to make the road safer, many business owners are worried about the impact the constriction may have.
Officials said the reorganization plan will begin May 1 with the Levittown station house being the first to become a community policing center with reduced staff and responsibilities.
Nassau County will begin booting or towing away vehicles on Monday to collect unpaid fines from scofflaws with three or more outstanding parking and red light camera tickets.
Nassau County has admitted in the past that there is asbestos in the walls of the Nassau Coliseum, but attorney Joseph Dell said this is a major problem and that some of his clients have been diagnosed with cancer.
Police say a Long Island man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a Central Islip woman's body in Suffolk County.
Suffolk County police said they arrested and charged 34-year-old Matthew Kraus for for disposing the body of 45-year-old Pura Simancas in Manorville.
If you work for one Long Island county, you're going to have to keep watching what you spend.
Authorities said that 45-year-old Daniel Rodriguez was also charged for failing to register as a sex offender.
