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Long Island police investigate park shooting death - BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Police say a man has been found shot to death in a Long Island park. Suffolk County police say the man’s body was discovered at 2:31 a.m. Monday in Freeman Avenue Park in Brentwood. They say someone called 911 to report shots being fired...

Long Island Rail Road Returns to Full Service - Riders on the Long Island Rail Road are to be greeted Monday with the first full day of service since a fire snarled nearly every route on the railroad last week.

Long Island Prepares for Hurricane Earl - Hurricane Earl, a Category 4 storm, has battered islands in the Caribbean and is heading to the United States. FEMA has advised residents of the eastern seaboard to be prepared in case evacuations are necessary. Parts of Long Island may feel the effects of Hurricane Earl by the end of the week. Already there are strong rip currents.

Long Island family appeals for return of stolen remains - EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Relatives of a family matriarch whose remains were stolen from a mausoleum at a Catholic cemetery on Long Island renewed their pleas Tuesday for information leading to the return of the body. Authorities also announced that...

Hurricane Earl path may cross Long Island, Cape Cod before Labor Day - Hurricane Earl is now a Category 4 hurricane. Long Island and the Northeast could be affected by the projected Hurricane Earl path. But the forecast’s margin of error is still as many as 300 miles.

Hurricane Earl forecast to approach Long Island by weekend - With weather forecasters predicting that Hurricane Earl likely will pass close to Long Island by the end of the week—and the possibility of landfall on the East End has not been ruled out—local agencies are warning residents to start making basic preparations for the storm now.

Long Island store owner who gave money and food to would-be robber died last Friday - The kindhearted Long Island convenience-store owner who last year shot to global fame for giving a would-be robber money and food died of a heart attack last Friday, The Post has learned. Mohamad Sohail, 48, subdued a bat-wielding intruder with a shotgun at his since-shuttered Shirley store but took pity...

2010 may be banner year for Long Island wine - Roman Roth among the vines at Wölffer Estate Vineyard. Photos by Dana Shaw Long Island winemakers are cautiously optimistic that 2010 will produce wine like the East End has never tasted.

Normal service finally restored on Long Island Railroad - NEW YORK -- A Long Island Rail Road spokesman says the morning commute was a "normal rush hour" following a week of service disruptions caused by a fire that damaged a switching system.Associated PressLong Island Rail Road employees work...

Murder Mystery Rocks Long Island Community - Mystery and murder on Long Island have sent a community reeling Sunday. A local man is in custody after apparently killing his wife, burning down their house, and then taking her body on a road trip to a local beach.