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Wind Knocks Out Power For Thousands On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - Dramatic flooding added to the dangers already created by the incredibly strong winds on Long Island. Karen Orsetti, of Lake Ronkonkoma, narrowly escaped death on Monday afternoon when a 30 foot power pole came down in the treacherous winds directly onto the driver's side of her windshield. "I'm OK, I'm just shaken up," she told CBS 2. "I was just driving down the road when all of a sudden right ...

Survivors, first responders reunite 20 years after deadly crash of Avianca Flight 52 on Long Island (New York Daily News) - Jessica Vasquez was just 2 years old when a rescue worker plucked her from the wreckage of Avianca Flight 52 moments after it crashed on Long Island.

Bayonne woman is rescued from fuel-truck crash on Long Island Expressway had car problems (The Star-Ledger) - A Bayonne woman said it is a miracle she walked away from a fiery tanker truck crash that killed one man and shut down part of the Long Island Expressway during the weekend. Marie Medina, 30, was driving to her...

Long Island U. defeats Mount St. Mary's 67-58 (AP via Yahoo! News) - Kenny Onyechi and Jaytornah Wisseh each scored 15 points to lead Long Island University to a 67-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday.

Long Island U. defeats Mount St. Mary's 67-58 (AP via Yahoo! Sports) - Kenny Onyechi and Jaytornah Wisseh each scored 15 points to lead Long Island University to a 67-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday. Onyechi scored seven points and Wisseh added six as the Blackbirds (8-11, 6-2 Northeast Conference) used a 25-7 run to take a 30-14 lead with 3:53 left in the first half.

Mount Basketball: Women lose by 11 to Long Island (Carroll County Times) - BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Long Island defeated Mount St. Mary’s 59-48 in Northeast Conference women’s basketball action on Saturday.

Long Island Expressway Open After Fuel Truck Explosion (The Huffington Post) - What's Your Reaction? MELVILLE, N.Y. — Police say all lanes of New York's Long Island Expressway have reopened a day after a fuel truck flipped and exploded on the highway, killing the driver.

Long Island Expressway Reopens After Tanker Fire (WCBS-TV New York) - All lanes of the Long Island Expressway were open, one day after a fiery crash. Department of Transportation crews finished repairing a 220-foot wide hole in the eastbound lanes. Police said a tanker truck hauling 12,000 gallons of gasoline exploded Saturday, killing the driver and causing extensive road damage.

Schenectady man with knife held after motel standoff in Long Island (WRGB Albany) - NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say an armed man was arrested after a 13-hour standoff when he refused to check out of his Long Island motel room. The incident happened Friday at the Pine Motor Lodge in Westbury.

Tanker truck flips, explodes, closes Long Island Expressway (Deseret News) - A fuel truck flipped and exploded on New York's Long Island Expressway on Saturday morning, killing the driver and creating a...