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Jeffrey Conroy told investigators in the death of Marcelo Lucero he was not a racist, according to a statement quoted in court. Full Story »

A Suffolk jury considering murder charges against a Farmingville man involved in a 2008 bar fight listened Wednesday for more than an hour as a court reporter read a bar patron's testimony. Full Story »

Pamela and Irwin Betheil acted as co-conspirators in a wedding mill that manipulated Brookhaven Town employees and defrauded more than 1,100 couples out of thousands of dollars in extra marriage fees, prosecutors said Wednesday at Criminal Court in Riverhead. Full Story »

Dr. Saji Francis, 49, of 4 Legends Circle, Melville, sold the prescriptions nine times between Sept. 1 and Dec. 8, according to the Nassau's narcotics/vice squad. Full Story »

A storm that buried areas of the Midwest and upstate New York under snow and ice battered LI with rain, wind. Full Story »

A storm that buried areas of the Midwest and upstate New York under snow and ice battered Long Island Wednesday morning with heavy rain and wind. Full Story »

The man who spent more than four hours trapped in an 18-foot hole while installing a cesspool is in satisfactory condition and is heading home from the hospital today. Full Story »

A storm that buried areas of the Midwest and upstate New York under snow and ice battered Long Island Wednesday morning with rain and wind that figured to make a mess of the morning commute - and a miserable, moody afternoon. Full Story »

Police said the man had a child with the victim, Jamaica Smith, 36, and strangled her. Full Story »

Police said the man, 35, had a child with the victim and strangled her. Full Story »

Charles Scarlata will receive a $40-a-week raise bringing his salary to at least $199,750 this year. Full Story »

According to a written statement Jeffrey Conroy confessed to Suffolk police hours after the fatal stabbing of Marcelo Lucero. Full Story »

Children of a parent at war suffer more emotional stress and behavioral issues than other American youth, says a recent study. Full Story »

Marta and Monika Sulima were born just two minutes apart and continue to stay close to each other in academic achievements. Full Story »

The Shinnecock Nation awaits word from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on its four-decade request for federal recognition. Full Story »

Investigators dug up at least 18 more animals at the Selden home of a woman who pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges. Full Story »

Rescue workers battled crumbling dirt for more than four hours before rescuing a man trapped in East Hills. Full Story »

The vital signs of a man trapped in a collapsed residential pit in East Hills were being monitored Tuesday afternoon as rescue workers desperately tried to free him. Full Story »

Responding to an increase in burglaries in Manorville, Suffolk County police this week arrested three people who they said were pulling off the heists to get money for heroin. Full Story »

Firefighters, police and emergency responders were attempting to rescue a man trapped in a pit at a home in East Hills Tuesday, officials said. Full Story »

A Flanders man was arrested after authorities discovered pot, more than a dozen guns and 30,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, police said. Full Story »

Leah Stoltz was presented a TeenNick "HALO" award by Justin Timberlake for starting a support group called the Curvy Girls for teenagers who, like her, have scoliosis. Full Story »

Firefighters rescued two cats and a dog from a burning home in Lloyd Harbor Monday night. Full Story »

A Baldwin man has been charged with renting out a dilapidated home he didn't own, collecting about $10,000 from a tenant over several months. Full Story »

The crash involved a jackknifed tractor-trailer carrying about 500 cases of milk that crashed onto the eastbound road around 3 a.m. Full Story »