Long Island
The 10-year-old Long Beach boy who suffered an epileptic seizure was also named an honorary Marine.
2m read2m readToys for Tots will distribute 750,000 toys on LI this holiday season in honor of Lazar LaPenna, who died playing baseball. Steve Langford reports.
James W. Foote was in demand for reenactments and appearances.
2m read2m readAccording to the indictment, Sharon Gardner, then the food services director for Hempstead schools, steered more than $1 million in sole-source breakfast contracts to Maria Caliendo's company, even though cheaper options existed.
2m read2m readPolice intervened after the victim was able to lure Johnny Shorter outside with the promise of giving him money that he was demanding.
1m read1m read"It doesn't matter if people think that she's a victim of the Long Island [Gilgo] Serial Killer or not. Something happened to her that night," Sherre Gilbert said Tuesday.
2m read2m readShannan Gilbert's sister Sherre and the family attorney, John Ray, spoke on Tuesday about Suffolk police's claim that Shannan died from a "tragic accident." Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.
Attempts by law enforcement to locate Shannan Gilbert's body in late 2010 and early 2011 ultimately led authorities to the remains of 10 other victims in what has become one of the country's most notorious serial killer cases.
4m read4m readThe appeals court ruled that the law's language was not unconstitutionally vague in how it said law enforcement should not restrict the breathing of a suspect.
1m read1m readRobert Turley, who was convicted of the Dec. 9, 1984, attempted rape and strangulation murder of 12-year-old Jennifer Goff, is scheduled to go before a parole board again this week.
4m read4m readA Patchogue man pleaded guilty to six counts of child abuse for molesting eight girls at an unlicensed day care he ran with his wife at his home, according to the Suffolk County district attorney's office.
1m read1m readAfter a verbal altercation Keith Pooler 56, stabbed the victim in the heart with a steak knife, authorities said.
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The North Fork Express charter bus depot is being sought for the Ronkonkoma Hub development.
2m read2m readThe maps make for about 15 Democrat-leaning districts in the state and five that lean Republican, with six others considered toss-ups.
3m read3m read'It's a good day,' Lambert said, as Lamoriello praises the job Lambert did when filling in for Barry Trotz earlier this year.
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