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By Wendy L July 05, 2013
Last year on July 4th, three children were killed as a result of drowning when a yacht capsized. A report was released this week indicating the cause of the boat capsizing to be overcrowding.
By Joe Randazzo July 05, 2013
Crime report for the July 4 holiday.
By Christian Abbatecola July 05, 2013
After losing much of its landline network during Sandy, Verizon is trying to replace physical copper connections with wireless transmitters for house phones.
By Wendy L July 04, 2013
After Superstorm Sandy, many beachfront locations are looking at this Independence Day holiday to relaunch businesses. Some places like Coney Island continue to face hurdles.
By Christian Abbatecola July 04, 2013
Months after Superstorm Sandy dealt a heavy blow to Liberty Island, the Statue of Liberty is once again open for public visitors.
By Joe Randazzo July 04, 2013
If convicted Jose Hector Hernandez Gramajo could face up to seven years in prison.
By Sandra Stelmach July 03, 2013
The controversial TV series "Princesses: Long Island" receives more backlash after a photo shoot with poor taste at a local memorial for a fallen 9/11 firefighter.
By Vickie Moller July 03, 2013
Due to the unusually heavy rainfall and residual flooding we've been experiencing across Long Island and New York State, park officials are warning boaters that high waters and fast moving rivers and streams may be ...
By Christian Abbatecola July 03, 2013
Nassau County, the LIRR and two towns face a $15M lawsuit for as yet unpaid work performed in the wake of Sandy.
By Eric Anderson July 03, 2013
A firefighter could be facing jail time after torching a car; Police are looking for a man that sexually assaulted a woman.
By Wendy L July 03, 2013
New York City's expanded recycling program mailers end up on Long Island. An effort to reduce waste appears to have created more waste.
By Joe Randazzo July 02, 2013
This week Long Island saw its first coyote and several poisonous Portuguese man-of-wars washed up on our shores.
By Joe Randazzo July 02, 2013
The retirees may have to give back some or all of the benefits given to them.
By Vickie Moller July 02, 2013
Last year, as Long Islanders were making plans to celebrate the Fourth of July with all its attendant festivities, they had no idea that just several months hence they would be preparing to face one ...
By Wendy L July 02, 2013
Paul and Hava Forziano, the disabled newlywed couple, has been forced to live apart since April. Earlier this week, the couple officially moved in together.
By Wendy L July 01, 2013
If you see a mosquito with black-and-white stripes, take extra caution. The Asian tiger mosquito is not any ordinary pest.
By Cait Russell July 01, 2013
With thundershowers expected throughout the day, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Long Island.
By Eric Anderson June 30, 2013
There were no injuries after the helicopter made a hard landing in the water.
By Joe Randazzo June 30, 2013
Police Chief James Burke is being investigated for assaulting 26-year old Chris Loeb.
By Lyndsay McCabe June 30, 2013
Stony Brook students will join a team of researchers in operating a high-resolution mobile Doppler to learn more about how thunderstorms and sea breezes develop and change.
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