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By Lyndsay McCabe September 08, 2013
More alligators, snakes, and turtles were handed over yesterday at the Selden Petco for the second illegal animal amnesty day.
By Joe Randazzo September 07, 2013
John Eustache, Kenneth Bartholomew, and Sacha Bryant, were arrested after attempting to pay with fraudulent credit cards at a Westbury Walmart.
By Joe Randazzo September 07, 2013
Damage done by Superstorm Sandy has shut down the Bayville Haunted House. The popular attraction will be closed for the first time.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 07, 2013
Through Charge NY, Governor Cuomo is calling upon researchers to help find greater benefits and incentives for drivers of electric vehicles.
By Eric Anderson September 06, 2013
The LADEE moon probe is set to launch at 11:27 p.m.
By Vickie Moller September 06, 2013
In response to a reporter's question about failing schools at a news conference last week in Lockport near Buffalo, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that there has to be "a death penalty for failing schools, ...
By Joe Randazzo September 06, 2013
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign's Laggy Awards were put in place to open up lawmakers to the frustrating delays commuters face on a daily basis.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 06, 2013
Just one day after Ariel Castro was found dead, Katie Beers' captor and abuser, John Esposito, was found dead in his prison cell in Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
By Wendy L September 05, 2013
A depleting lobster population has resulted in the Long Island Sound getting shutdown for recreational and commercial fishing for lobster for several months.
By Vickie Moller September 05, 2013
Closed since 2010, the Jack Abrams School in Huntington Station reopened Wednesday as the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School with studies focused on science, technology, engineering and math.
By Joe Randazzo September 05, 2013
The Lakeland Fire District spent more than $13,000 on a trip to Vegas without even attending a local conference.
By Wendy L September 05, 2013
A Jet Ski was found circling near Long Beach unoccupied on Wednesday morning. It remains a mystery how it got there.
By Joe Randazzo September 04, 2013
Students were robbed near the campus athletic fields Sunday night and early Tuesday morning.
By Wendy L September 04, 2013
The nude body found off Montauk Point on Sunday is believed to be that of the missing 27-year-old Ronkonkoma man.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 03, 2013
If approved, 4,400 homes on the South Shore from Fire Island to Montauk Point will be raised at no cost to the home owner.
By Sharon Lindell September 03, 2013
Long Islanders remember September 11th with the various memorials, ceremonies, and events on Long Island.
By Wendy L September 03, 2013
The Suffolk County Criminal Court called on Santa Claus for jury duty service last week.
By Sandra Stelmach September 02, 2013
The last day of the Electric Zoo Music Festival cancelled due to four people in intensive care and two deaths.
By Wendy L September 02, 2013
A female hiking alone on Sunday morning was sexually assaulted at Valley Stream State Park. Police are now on the hunt for the suspect.
By Eric Anderson September 01, 2013
The daughter was arrested following a two-car crash in Brookhaven; Two sobriety checkpoints resulted in 14 arrests in Suffolk.
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