Suffolk announces mosquito spraying
Web links With an eye to larvae and adult mosquito control, Suffolk County is planning to conduct aerial and ground spraying on Tuesday, weather permitting, health officials said. Ground spraying with...
View ArticleProsecutors: LIRR retirees engaged in massive, brazen fraud
Videos LIRR disability fraud Galleries Web links Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road retirees engaged in a "massive and brazen fraud" to top off generous pensions with disability benefits "they did not...
View ArticleSuffolk Democrats' plan for special election chosen
Suffolk lawmakers have advanced a Democratic plan for a January special election to replace former Legis. Edward Romaine, rejecting the Republican alternative to put off the contest for more than a...
View ArticleValley Stream approves new flood maps
Galleries Valley Stream's village board has approved new flood maps expected to save hundreds of residents thousands of dollars -- but some residents said the changes didn't go far enough. A bill...
View ArticleTexas man executed for killing during 2002 holdup
(AP) -- A Texas man convicted of fatally shooting a retired sheriff's deputy during the robbery of an amusement center more than a decade ago was put to death Tuesday evening. John Manuel Quintanilla...
View ArticleOff-duty AZ cop accused of pointing gun at clerk
(AP) -- A Tucson, Ariz., police officer has been fired after authorities say he pulled a gun on a gas station attendant while off duty and apparently intoxicated. The Pima County Sheriff's Department...
View ArticlePlan to merge Suffolk posts spurs verbal spat
Democratic County Executive Steve Bellone's proposed referendum on merging the county comptroller's and treasurer's offices has sparked a verbal battle between the two Republicans who now run the...
View ArticleHorsley in top role until Lindsay returns
Rick Brand Rick Brand Rick Brand is a longtime Newsday reporter who writes about Suffolk Legis. Wayne Horsley describes himself simply as "a friend of Bill." It's a reference not to Bill Clinton, but...
View ArticleFor deputy PO, Suffolk majority picks Horsley
Suffolk Legis. Wayne Horsley maybe have ended up out of the running for Babylon supervisor, but he won a consolation prize of sorts last week as the majority caucus picked him as deputy Presiding...
View ArticleGroundbreaking kicks off Wyandanch Rising project
Videos Exploring Wyandanch's history Galleries Web links The first shovels of dirt were symbolically thrown Tuesday for a new apartment building in Wyandanch, part of what officials across all...
View ArticleSuffolk announces mosquito spraying for Tuesday, Wednesday
Web links With an eye to larvae and adult mosquito control, Suffolk County is planning to conduct ground spraying on Fire Island on Wednesday, weather permitting, health officials said. Ground...
View ArticleDA: Driver to be indicted in fatal crash
Galleries Web links A Medford man who authorities said ran a red light in April, striking and killing a woman as he drove while impaired by drugs, will be arraigned on a grand jury indictment...
View ArticleMosquito spraying set for Fire Island on Thursday
Galleries With an eye to adult mosquito control, Suffolk County is planning to conduct ground spraying on Fire Island on Thursday, weather permitting, health officials said. Ground spraying with the...
View ArticleDeath penalty opponent banned from Ronell Wilson retrial
Videos Surveillance video: Cops authorized to use force against Ronell Wilson Galleries The Brooklyn federal judge overseeing the death penalty retrial of double cop-killer Ronell Wilson has banned a...
View ArticleGraves marked in forgotten Allen Cemetery
Galleries Under Monday's punishing sun, Matthew Turner slowly dragged what looked like a baby stroller through the scrub in a Great Neck Plaza backyard. The radar machine cradled by the stroller...
View ArticleCops: Possible drowning in East Meadow pool
Videos Guide to pool safety Riptide survival Galleries Web links Map A man possibly drowned in a pool at a residence in East Meadow, police said. A man in his 20s who was visiting a home on School...
View ArticleOfficials: Fire damages homes in East Meadow
Galleries Firefighters from two departments battled an early morning fire that damaged multifamily homes Wednesday in East Meadow, officials said. The fire at the homes on Front Street was reported...
View Article4 jurors distance themselves from Juror B37
(AP) -- Four of the jurors at the George Zimmerman trial distanced themselves late Tuesday from statements that another juror made in a televised interview. The four jurors issued a brief statement on...
View ArticleJudge: Noyack mom must stay away from nanny
Galleries Web links A Southampton Town judge signed a pair of protective orders Wednesday morning against a Noyack mother accused of assaulting her nanny. Laura Bowery-Falco, 44, an equestrian trainer...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner fundraising spurred by positive poll numbers
Anthony Weiner's fundraising pace accelerated sharply after an opinion poll cast him a front-runner in the New York City mayor race, an analysis of his contributions shows. In the first five weeks...
View ArticleNY man pleads not guilty in Deen extortion plot
(AP) -- A New York man pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of trying to extort embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen. Court documents show Thomas George Paculis of Newfield, N.Y.,...
View ArticleLIPA offer to settle Northport plant tax grievance a 'starting point,' says...
The Town of Huntington has labeled as a "starting point" the Long Island Power Authority's recent offer to settle a tax-grievance case over the assessment of the Northport power plant. In a statement...
View ArticleVideo shows Milwaukee man, 76, shooting teen
Photos (AP) -- A Milwaukee man's own surveillance cameras show him confronting a 13-year-old neighbor boy on a sidewalk outside of their houses, pointing a gun at the teen and firing into his chest...
View ArticlePaul, Cruz back Gillibrand military sexual assault bill
Galleries WASHINGTON -- Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas said Tuesday that they will support Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bid to restructure the military justice system to...
View ArticleCops: Oceanside couple dies in murder-suicide
Galleries Web links In an apparent murder-suicide at an Oceanside condo complex, a man shot his longtime spouse before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday. Christine Braun Johnson, 63, and...
View ArticleObama: Ray Kelly 'well qualified' for Homeland post
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly would be "well qualified" to run the Department of Homeland Security. Kelly has been floated as a possible...
View ArticleCDC: Combo treatments for gonorrhea effective
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two combination treatments for gonorrhea were almost 100 percent effective, U.S. researchers said, and may help stave off strains of the sexually transmitted disease that have become...
View ArticleNew research details Alzheimer's progression
HealthDay New research seeks to delineate just how Alzheimer's disease unfolds in the human brain. Biological changes may happen earlier than scientists had previously thought, according to a new...
View ArticleDriver sought in fatal hit-run in Riverhead
Galleries Web links Police are searching for the driver and passenger of a 2000 Cadillac Deville that struck and killed a 26-year-old woman Tuesday night in Riverhead. Kristina M. Tfelt, of Northville...
View ArticleCops: No injuries Baldwin porch collapse
A Baldwin home's second-story extension collapsed on Tuesday night, but no one was injured, police said. The collapse occurred at a home on Wood Park Drive at about 9:20 p.m., Nassau County police...
View ArticleBabylon passes law to keep bamboo in check
Galleries The Babylon Town Board on Tuesday restricted cultivation of certain kinds of bamboo, the fast-growing tropical grass some residents say is suburbia's scourge. Doris Bezold, of Copiague, told...
View ArticleDeath penalty opponent banned from Ronell Wilson retrial eds: this story...
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View ArticlePolice: Teen shot on street in Brentwood
Galleries Web links A 17-year-old who went to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with gunshot wounds to his arm Tuesday night told police he was shot twice by an unknown assailant in Brentwood -- and...
View ArticleWoman accused of DWI, hitting scooter rider
Galleries Web links A 73-year-old Brookhaven woman is under arrest, charged with driving while intoxicated, after police said she struck and seriously injured a 19-year-old woman riding a scooter...
View ArticleCops: Man drowns in East Meadow home's pool
Videos Guide to pool safety Riptide survival Galleries Web links Map A man visiting an East Meadow home drowned in the pool Tuesday afternoon, Nassau police said. The victim, who was in his 20s, was...
View ArticleMom due in court on charges she attacked nanny
Galleries Web links A Noyack mother who police said yanked her infant daughter's nanny to the ground by the hair when the nanny, suspecting the woman was drunk, refused to hand over the child, is due...
View ArticleBishop introduces 'Save, Not Sell Plum Island' legislation
Videos Battle brews over Plum Island's future Galleries Web links Rep. Tim Bishop introduced legislation Tuesday that would eliminate the requirement in federal law that Plum Island be sold at public...
View ArticleLI communities to have say in post-Sandy redevelopment projects
Tucked in New York State's action plan for spending $1.7 billion in federal Housing and Urban Development grants for disaster recovery is a pot of money aimed at giving Long Islanders a say in making...
View ArticleThomas Suozzi testifies in racial bias lawsuit
Former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi testified Tuesday in a federal trial that his administration did a thorough review of county discrimination policy after learning in 2002 that a public...
View Article17th anniversary of TWA Flight 800 crash
Family and friends of those killed onboard TWA Flight 800 will gather Wednesday night at the memorial in Smith Point County Park on the 17th anniversary of the explosion and crash -- at the same time...
View ArticleLindsay's campaign fund twice other candidates'
The son of Suffolk County's longtime legislative leader raised nearly twice as much money as any other legislative candidate during the first half of 2013 as he seeks the seat being vacated by his...
View ArticleBlues singer James Lewis Carter 'T-Model' Ford dies
JACKSON, Miss. -- James Lewis Carter "T-Model" Ford, a hard-living blues singer who taught himself to play guitar when he was 58 years old and his fifth wife left him, died Tuesday at his home in...
View ArticleWealthy donors bolster Cuomo's campaigns
Galleries Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has "perfected" the art of raising a huge campaign war chest as efficiently as possible by focusing on wealthy donors, a public interest group said Tuesday. Bill...
View ArticleDueling websites in Suozzi-Mangano contest
Nassau County executive candidates Thomas Suozzi and Republican Edward Mangano have unveiled dueling websites attacking each other's financial management record. Neither website mentions Adam Haber, a...
View ArticleHeat buckles LIE in Manorville
Galleries Web links As Long Island wilted in 90-degree heat Tuesday, the Long Island Expressway buckled, forcing authorities to close the left and center westbound lanes to make repairs near Exit 68...
View ArticleMangano, Suozzi donors include unions, law, real estate firms
The top contributors to the County Executive Edward Mangano and Democrat Thomas Suozzi during the first six months of 2013 include real estate companies, law firms and labor unions, while Democrat...
View ArticleSUNY eyes splitting college from University at Albany
ALBANY -- The State University of New York yesterday moved toward creating the first new SUNY college in 50 years, but only after several trustees warned the decision is based on too much corporate...
View ArticleHorsley's departure sets up Suffolk leadership battle
Wayne Horsley, the leading contender for the Suffolk County Legislature's next presiding officer, has declined renomination, setting up a possible leadership battle for next year. Horsley, 61, the...
View ArticleCops: Uniondale man charged in script forgeries
Galleries Web links A Uniondale man who went to a pharmacy with a fraudulent prescription had several other forged prescriptions, Nassau police said Tuesday in announcing his arrest. Jonathan S....
View ArticleCops: James Johnson killed Christine Braun Johnson, then himself
Galleries Web links Police said Tuesday that a man found dead with his wife in a murder-suicide at an Oceanside condo complex shot his longtime spouse before turning the gun on himself. Christine...
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