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An officer from the Suffolk County Police Department's K-9 Unit uses a dog to search through the brush along the median of Ocean Parkway, near Oak Beach in Long Island, N.Y., on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Under dense fog, officers continued the search for missing 24-year-old Jersey City sex-worker Shannan Gilbert, focusing along Ocean Parkway, from the Robert Moses Causeway to Tobay Beach, state police said. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Coughlin)

Suffolk Police K-9, Aviation Units Honored

Suffolk County police K-9 Section and Aviation Unit officers were among those honored Wednesday night for their work in the Gilgo murders investigation and the…



Jericho Woman Charged in Wrong-way LIE DWI Crash

A Jericho woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after she collided with two trucks while driving the wrong way on the Long Island…



Roosevelt Rape, Murder Try Prompts 2 Arrests

Two people were arrested and a third is being sought for sexually assaulting and trying to kill a woman in Roosevelt over the weekend, Nassau…



Long Island school budget vote

Long Island School Budget Vote Results

Most Long Island school budgets were successful after Tuesday’s budget vote, with 115 of the 124 school district getting the green light. School officials in…



Franklin Square Jewelry Store Robbery Probed

Nassau County police are looking for two suspects who robbed a Franklin Square jewelry store Tuesday morning. Two men entered Luchie Capri Jewelers on Hempstead…



In this August 22, 2011 image, crisp, fresh jicama, common to Hispanic cooking, adds a refreshing crunch to Asian shrimp spring rolls as seen in Concord, NH. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Jicama: What It Is And How To Use It

Imagine crossing a monster potato with a water chestnut. That’s jicama for you. And while not much to look at on the outside, the crisp,…