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By Amy Gernon January 08, 2013
The Moreland Commission released its findings on Monday, following months of investigation New York's public utilities following Superstorm Sandy.
By Wendy L January 08, 2013
Brandon Lincoln Woodard was lured to New York City from LA and was shot at close range in the head near Columbus Circle. There was a plot for his death following a drug deal gone ...
By Carrie B. January 07, 2013
The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the two cases dealing with same-sex marriage during the last week of March.
By Wendy L January 07, 2013
A teenage boy has been left in a coma after a hit-and-run incident on New Year's Eve in West Islip. A blue Chrysler 300 struck him and fled the scene, but police now have the ...
By Amy Gernon January 07, 2013
President Obama signed a $9.7 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill after a long wait for storm victims.
By Amy Gernon January 07, 2013
The family of slain ex-NYPD officer James LaRossa, who was murdered in his North Carolina home in April at the hand of his wife, wants justice in the case that has fallen out of the ...
By Eric Anderson January 07, 2013
The January 1 deadline has come and gone, while two facilities remain open.
By Carrie B. January 06, 2013
After he received his insurance check, he hung a big sign right over his demolished basement and view of his homes damages.
By Lyndsay McCabe January 06, 2013
Though the murders at Gilgo Beach remain unsolved, some justice has come to the pimp that put one woman in potential danger.
By Eric Anderson January 06, 2013
Hurricane Sandy left the boardwalk unusable.
By Amy Gernon January 05, 2013
A special shotgun season for deer hunting is opening in Suffolk on Monday, and this year hunters will have access to expanded territories.
By Robert Ottone January 04, 2013
A Kings Park man has been charged with first degree manslaughter after murdering his grandmother early Friday morning.
By Long Island News & PR January 04, 2013
The Nassau County Bus Transit Committee has scheduled two public hearings on January 10 regarding the anticipated effect of the MTA’s (Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s) fare increase on NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express) bus.
By Wendy L January 04, 2013
The latest jobs reports was released reflecting slow, but steady progress.
By Robert Ottone January 04, 2013
Erosion continues to be a hot-button issue on the east end of Long Island.
By Amy Gernon January 04, 2013
Two separate shooting incidents on Thursday evening has left three NYPD officers recovering, with one suspect dead and four others in custody.
By Vickie Moller January 04, 2013
Gov. Cuomo's New York Education Reform Commission has recommended the creation of a statewide full-day Pre-K program, an initiative representing the first state-sponsored educational program of its kind in New York.
By Amy Gernon January 03, 2013
MYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that 2012 experienced an all-time high in tourism, as well as all-time lows for murders and shooting deaths, as well as fire fatalities.
By Wendy L January 03, 2013
A hate crime is under investigation after finding an anti-Semitic message and swastika written at Roosevelt Field Mall.
By Amy Gernon January 02, 2013
In an era of strict partisanship, lawmakers from both parties have come together to condemn House Speaker Boehner's failure to put the Sandy relief package up for vote.
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