Newsday

Edward Mangano, who is challenging incumbent Thomas Suozzi, was up by 39 votes shortly before noon. Full Story »

Several people lost consciousness and eight people were taken to hospitals after falling ill from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Plainview shish kebab restaurant Monday night, police said. Full Story »

Several people lost consciousness because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Plainview shish kebab restaurant Monday night and eight people were taken to hospitals, police said. Full Story »

According to a police report, a motorist saw someone who looked and dressed like Diane Schuler on the side of the road "with her hands on her knees as if throwing up." Full Story »

A medical examiner testified Monday that one of the victims had dozens of stab wounds on his torso that were inflicted while he was still alive. Full Story »

Two hours before Diane Schuler drove the wrong way on an upstate parkway, killing herself and seven others, a motorist saw someone who looked and dressed like her doubled-over on the side of the road, "with her hands on her knees as if throwing up," according to a state police report released Monday. Full Story »

Eleven people at a Plainview restaurant sustained carbon monoxide poisoning Monday night, and eight were transported to hospitals, officials said. Full Story »

U.S officials intercepted a number of communications between Nidal Malik Hasan and the radical, Al-Qaida-linked former imam of his Washington-area mosque, Rep. Peter King said Monday. Full Story »

Of Long Island's nine senators, only Democrat Craig Johnson of Port Washington backs unions between two men or two women. Full Story »

Tens of thousands of Nassau County homeowners have been hit with heftier-than-expected school-tax hikes in the past month, despite a sick economy and boasts by schools last spring that they held spending and taxes to the lowest increases in more than a decade. Full Story »

A medical examiner who performed autopsies on the remains of two men who prosectors say were kidnapped, killed and dismembered testified Monday that one of the victims had dozens of stab wounds on his torso that were inflicted while he was still alive. Full Story »

Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop, who died last month in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, was buried Monday with full military honors in the bright sunshine of a crisp autumn afternoon on eastern Long Island. Full Story »

Hate Crimes Unit detectives are looking into whether the Overlook Drive home was targeted because the resident is Muslim. Full Story »

The wife of a NYPD cop who committed suicide last year said he was distraught after giving the order to use a Taser during a confrontation that led to the death of a Brooklyn man. Full Story »

Suozzi's lead over challenger Mangano is down to 107 out of nearly a quarter-million cast. Full Story »

Riding a bus to a doctor's appointment in Manhattan last year, Frank Flynn of Bay Shore struck up a conversation with a woman sitting next to him. After awhile, Flynn mentioned the Fire Island restaurant that bore his name. Full Story »

Sharon McDonough was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty on Saturday after five neglected dogs and a cat were recovered from her home. Full Story »

Upwards of 9,000 absentee ballots were expected, as well as more than 1,000 affidavit and emergency ballots. Full Story »

Keith Bishop, of Medford, was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. His funeral was held Monday in Patchogue. Full Story »

The economic downturn has battered the U.S. job market, most notably the retail sector, which hires thousands of temporary holiday workers when consumer confidence and spending are riding high. Full Story »

A man and a woman were hospitalized after being overcome by methane gas at a Bay Shore home Sunday. Full Story »

Three Suffolk County police officers helped get four men and a dog out of a burning house in Copiague Sunday afternoon. Full Story »

Suffolk County Police have charged two teenagers with robbing, beating and imprisoning a Chinese food delivery man in Wyandanch, police said Sunday. Full Story »

Joselo Lucero said he was taken aback by Steve Levy's presence at a Catholic service that marked the first anniversary of his brother's death. Full Story »

A day after SPCA detectives dug up at least 20 animal carcasses from her backyard, Sharon McDonough of Selden was released from police custody. Full Story »