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LI man charged with aiding al-Qaida

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:00 -0400

Bryant Neal Vinas, who grew up in Patchogue, helped attack a U.S. base and funneled information on the LIRR and subway to al-Qaida.

Cops: Arrest in slay of LI motivational speaker

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

Police have arrested a 36-year-old ex-con for his alleged role in the slaying of Long Island motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker last week in East Harlem.

As weather warms, LIers decry state parks cutbacks

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

Since he was a baby, Ed Kelley has spent most summer weekends at the West End 2 area of Jones Beach. Until this year.

South Shore Press apologizes for Photoshopped pic

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:13:00 -0400

Editors of a Suffolk weekly newspaper, the South Shore Press, said they were just trying to be "bipartisan."

MTA eyes policy barring passengers from engineer's cab

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

The president of the Long Island Rail Road is taking steps to reinforce regulations barring unauthorized people from riding in a train engineer's cab, following allegations that a LIRR conductor allowed a passenger to operate a diesel locomotive earlier this month.

Driver, 79, dies in Stony Brook crash

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:33:00 -0400

A 79-year-old man died when he drove into a parked car in Stony Brook, knocking it over, and then crashed again a short distance away, according to Suffolk police.

Salvation Army offers aid to LIers who've lost jobs

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

The Salvation Army is offering emergency financial aid over the next four weeks to Long Islanders who have lost jobs since September. The grants - which are being funded by local Wal-Mart and Target department stores - can reach up to $1,500 per household and must be used toward rent, utilities or mortgage payments.

Local businesses decry coming minimum wage increase

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:33:00 -0400

For the past two weeks, more than 50 companies that use Advantage Payroll Services in Freeport have been calling to "show their displeasure" about the federal minimum wage, which rises 70 cents to $7.25 an hour Friday.

Nebraska cops: Bay Shore woman had 116 lbs of pot

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:53:00 -0400

A Bay Shore woman stopped for speeding on a Nebraska interstate was arrested and charged with intent to distribute drugs after a canine unit found "three bales of marijuana" weighing 116 pounds in her car trunk, police said Wednesday.

Teacher charged in rape of girl, 15

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:43:00 -0400

Suffolk cops say man met teenager online.