Oxycodone tablets being dispensed in a pharmacy. (Jan. 12, 2012)

Oxycodone tablets being dispensed in a pharmacy. (Jan. 12, 2012) Credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan

Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local police carried out a major coordinated crackdown on the illegal distribution of painkillers on Long Island and New York City, charging 98 suspects, authorities said. Will the scrutiny make it harder to people with legitimate medical needs to legally obtain needed drugs from doctors?

U.S. cuts child vaccines ... Malverne hit-and-run crash ... Kids celebrate Three Kings Day Credit: Newsday

Suozzi visits ICE 'hold rooms' ... U.S. cuts child vaccines ... Coram apartment fire ... Out East: Custer Institute and Observatory

U.S. cuts child vaccines ... Malverne hit-and-run crash ... Kids celebrate Three Kings Day Credit: Newsday

Suozzi visits ICE 'hold rooms' ... U.S. cuts child vaccines ... Coram apartment fire ... Out East: Custer Institute and Observatory

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