A light coating of snow on Martin Street in Yaphank....

A light coating of snow on Martin Street in Yaphank. (Jan. 20, 2012) Credit: James Carbone

There's snow in our immediate future -- and a warning about potentially slippery road conditions at present -- as the day begins, the National Weather Service said Friday. Forecasters said residents in Nassau and Suffolk can expect upward of five inches of snow from a storm expected to hit early Saturday morning, though accumulations won't last long -- since temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 30s on Sunday and into the upper 40s on Monday. -- JOHN VALENTI

A man walking along a street in Bay Shore late Thursday night was shot once in the back by another man who, along with two other assailants, fled the scene in a car, police said. -- JOHN VALENTI

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