Hempstead News

Weeping filled a church Wednesday during a funeral for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police responding to a Long Island home invasion, with friends describing her fearlessness and love of life - riding bikes, climbing trees, going to more concerts than they could count.

In Nassau Cnty accident cleared on Wantagh Pkwy NB at Old Country Rd/W2. Slow traffic from Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/W3 In Nassau Cnty accident cleared on Wantagh Pkwy NB at Old Country Rd/W2. Slow traffic from Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/W3 Francesco Schettino, the captain of the luxury cruiser Costa Concordia , which ran aground off Italy's Tuscan coast ... (more)

Next month, Nassau County District Court Judge Terence Murphy will trade his robes for a U.S. Army uniform.

We all know that the first order of business for any elected official is to start working on getting elected again.

Flash Flood Watch expires at 7:00 PM on 5/21, issued at 9:29 AM Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

An Amityville woman was arrested Sunday accused of attacking another woman with a camera tripod after an argument over gratuities at a West Hempstead nightclub, Nassau County police said.

May 20, 2013 With turbines operating in extreme wind regimes such as the Caribbean and northern Scotland, Northern Power Systems today announced that its fleet of gearless turbines that experience hurricane-speed winds has achieved 1 million run time hours, all without incident.

In Nassau Cnty accident. shoulder blocked on Wantagh Pkwy SB between Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/W3 and The Southern Pkwy/W4 In Nassau Cnty accident.

In Carle Place accident cleared on Meadowbrook Pkwy SB at Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/M5. Moving just under the speed limit from Stewart Ave in Nassau Cnty In Carle Place accident cleared on Meadowbrook Pkwy SB at Hempstead Tpk/NY Rt-24/M5. Moving just under the speed limit from Stewart Ave in Nassau Cnty In Valley Stream accident.

A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning.

In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.

In East Farmingdale right lane closed on Rt-109 EB north of Southern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-110/Broad Hollow Rd An Amityville man was drunk Saturday when he drove his car off the road in Hempstead and into a fencepost, sending it flying into the head of a woman who was in her yard smoking a cigarette, Nassau County police said Sunday.

Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted to rob the off-campus home where he and Hofstra junior Andrea Rebello were fatally shot, Nassau County police said.

A 21-year-old Hofstra University junior and an armed intruder were fatally shot in an overnight break-in near the school's Long Island campus, police said Friday.

The new year started with a flea market and a presentation of Pinocchio by the drama students of the Center Street Schoolin January.

Ryan Brady, Port Washington resident and a graduating senior at Regis High School, Manhattan, has been named a semifinalist in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Dozens of students, parents and staff from a Dubuque high school are unsure what to do after a Cedar Rapids travel agency closed without making arrangements for a planned trip to New York despite about $30,000 in advance payments.

Fitness expert and Golden Gloves winner, Cara Castronuova, former trainer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" will join the cast of Spandex , for a one-time-only performance on Saturday, May 25th at 8pm at the 777 Theatre, 777 8th Avenue, between 47th and 48th Streets.

In Elmont construction work on Rt-24/Hempstead Turnpike EB before Wellington Rd and to Franklin Ave/New Hyde Park Rd in Nassau In Elmont construction work on Rt-24/Hempstead Turnpike EB before Wellington Rd and to Franklin Ave/New Hyde Park Rd in Nassau In Seaford road construction.

In Nassau Cnty road construction. two lanes closed on The Southern St Pkwy WB between Meadowbrook Rd/X23 and Brookside Ave/X21 In Nassau Cnty road construction.