Police: 17-year-old boy stabbed at Uniondale High School
A 15-year-old boy, who is a former student at the school, was arrested nearby.
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A 15-year-old boy, who is a former student at the school, was arrested nearby.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said Thursday she will introduce legislation to rename a portion of Uniondale Avenue Jomani "Jo-Jo" Wright Way.
Players stood in a circle in the school's gym Wednesday night, grappling with unimaginable loss and trying to understand how their teammate, 15-year-old Jo-Jo Wright, unexpectedly died.
That gift was made even more meaningful for one Long Island student who pushed through the toughest challenge of his life to graduate.
Tahmari Lowe, 17, was charged with six counts of making terrorist threats, police say.
Several times a year, about 100 female Uniondale High School students gather after school for a program to address pertinent issues in the lives of young girls.
Melvin Pineda, 17, Teisean Kemp, 16, and Kquamel Jones, 16, were arrested at Uniondale High School on Tuesday and are each charged with several counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument.
In response to recent shootings and killings of young black men by police, the forum sought to educate students about police behaviors and their rights and wrongs.
Around 3:30 p.m., police said Neal Compass Jr., 17, came up behind a boy walking home on Jerusalem Avenue and tried to snatch his iPhone out of his hands.
Activists in Hartford are holding a rally today to call for justice in the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer. A rally is also taking place in Hempstead on Long Island in support of the victim.
Police said five middle and high school students were grabbed and had their iPhones or cell phones stolen yesterday afternoon.
A champion of the Midwest has returned to his alma mater on Long Island.
Police on Long Island have shutdown a "nasty" Facebook page that detailed alleged sexual encounters of female students at Uniondale High School.
