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By Amy Gernon October 17, 2012
Michael Vaughan, a 72-year-old research geophysicist at Stony Brook University, contracted the Hantavirus while backpacking in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks.
By Amy Gernon October 17, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as head of the State Department, has claimed responsibility for the Sept. 11 terror attacks at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
By Amy Gernon October 17, 2012
Assemblyman James Conte (R-Huntington Station) passed away on Tuesday in Manhattan after a long struggle with cancer.
By Amy Gernon October 16, 2012
If you have to be driving in the area of Hofstra University and Nassau Coliseum today, expect significant road closures due to amped Secret Service security.
By Amy Gernon October 16, 2012
Mark Hutton, 46, of West Islip is facing multiple charges for fraud related to the now-defunct Broadway musical, "Rebecca."
By Amy Gernon October 16, 2012
Robert Stundis was fired from Acme Bus Company on Friday, following his arrest on Wednesday for Driving while Ability Impaired.
By Amy Gernon October 15, 2012
The MTA will begin holding public review hearings in the next month concerning the proposed fare hikes scheduled to take effect next March.
By Amy Gernon October 15, 2012
Tomorrow night's town hall-style debate at Hofstra will give undecided voters a chance to ask the candidates some questions of their own.
By Amy Gernon October 14, 2012
County Executive Steve Bellone signed legislation requiring all registered boaters in Suffolk take a boated safety course by next October.
By Amy Gernon October 12, 2012
Susan Pemberton of Rockville Centre, pleaded guilty in a Nassau County court for multiple charges including identity theft and scheme to defraud after using Craigslist ads to fake jobs and apartments to collect credit information.
By Amy Gernon October 12, 2012
A baby walrus named Mitik, rescued from the ocean off the coast of Alaska, will be joining the exhibit at the New York Aquarium next spring.
By Amy Gernon October 12, 2012
Orlando Orea, who goes by two additional aliases, successfully boarded a flight to Mexico hours before the NYPD put him on a no-fly list.
By Amy Gernon October 11, 2012
Robert Rodriguez has given temporary custody of his sons, Robert Jr. and Alex, ages 9 and 6, to the government since he's lost his job and was evicted from their Farmingdale apartment after his girlfriend's ...
By Amy Gernon October 11, 2012
Joesph Beer has hired a criminal attorney to represent him, though the Nassau County District Attorney's office has not filed charges, pending toxicology and crash scene analysis.
By Amy Gernon October 11, 2012
Justin Bieber stars in a new anti-bullying (cyber-bullying) PSA as part of a criminal settlement following a near-riot at the Roosevelt Field Mall in 2009 where crowds flooded to catch a glimpse of the star.
By Amy Gernon October 11, 2012
Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have announced a plan to fund the desperately needed dredging of the Fire Island Inlet and replenishment of eroded beaches on Fire Island.
By Amy Gernon October 10, 2012
Joseph Beer, the 17-year-old driver in the fatal car crash early Sunday morning, which killed 4 of his childhood friends, has left the hospital and has admitted to investigators that the group smoked marijuana before ...
By Amy Gernon October 10, 2012
Islip Supervisor Croci has called for a 65 percent tax increase in the proposed 2013 budget to cover a $26 million deficit.
By Amy Gernon October 08, 2012
The body of 17-month-old Justin Kowalczik, whose death in 2010 was never reported, was found buried in his mother's backyard.
By Amy Gernon October 02, 2012
Long Islanders have an extra bit of excitement this election season as the second presidential debate is hosted at Hofstra University in Hempstead.
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