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Elderly Long Island Man Dies after Suffering Burns (1010 WINS New York) - Police on Long Island say a 76-year-old man died after suffering burns at his home in Shirley.

Reptile seized from Long Island pool (The Journal News) - WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities have seized a pet reptile found swimming in a Long Island family's pool.

Long Island Expressway Reopens (FOX 5 New York) - The westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway have reopened. A truck overturned on Wednesday morning spilling mulch.  The truck was uprighted at around 7 a.m. Traffic delays continue in the area from Sunnyside Boulevard to Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway. Take the Northern State Parkway as an alternate. 

DA: Largest Seizure of Uncut Heroin on Long Island (WPIX 11 New York) - Authorities on Long Island seized more than 17 pounds of uncut heroin during a drug bust in Melville - making it the largest seizure of the powerful drug in Suffolk County's history, officials said.

POLICE: WOMAN WANTED IN LONG ISLAND CREDIT-CARD SCAM (New York Post) - Police are looking for a woman who used a stolen credit card in an attempt to buy nearly $2,500 worth of electronics at a Long Island store. The woman, who was not identified, entered a RadioShack in Commack and tried to buy two laptops and two...

Car Slams Into Tree on Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - One man was killed when his car went off the road and crashed head-on into a tree into a tree on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island Tuesday afternoon, police said. Witnesses said the 2005 Toyota Camry was speeding and moving erratically just before it drove onto the shoulder and slammed into a tree just east of Exit 29 (Route 107) in Massapequa.

2 Long Island Swimmers Dead in Beach, Pool Incidents (1010 WINS New York) - Two swimmers have died on Long Island after being pulled from the water at Jones Beach and from a backyard swimming pool.

Beach, pool deaths on Long Island (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - August 4, 2009 5:55 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Two swimmers have died on Long Island after being rescued at Jones Beach and from a backyard swimming pool.

WYS wins Long Island Flying Scots Championship (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press) - During the first leg of the Long Island Flying Scots Championship on July 11 on Moriches Bay near the Westhampton Yacht Squadron, sailors enjoyed great sailing conditions with winds ranging from 14 to 18 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.

Recession starts to bite at the Long Island Feis (Irish Central) - Show your support - Buzz this up! Tom McKenna, co-chair of the Long Island Feis. The final count of dancers at the Long Island Feis on Sunday was 528. That may seem like quite a lot of dancers to you, but it’s fewer than the hosts expected, and it marks a trend seen by many feiseanna this summer, as the country’s economic difficulties percolate down.