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Firefighter's fam struggles with tragic loss

Fri Jul 25 11:14pm EDT

The parents of Martin Simmons struggled to cope with the loss of their son, who drowned in Lake Tahoe on Monday as he tried to save his 10-year-old son, Kevin.

  • Camp gives kids with kidney disease a chance to be just kids Fri Jul 25 8:59pm EDT

    Ynez Brooks never felt comfortable with the idea of going to a sleep-away camp. The 12-year-old Mastic girl has kidney disease and takes four medications daily.

  • Long Beach traffic violators may end up on 'Speeders' Fri Jul 25 8:15pm EDT

    Long Beach drivers, take heed. This weekend, traffic violations could mean not only a ticket but also a spot on television, because "Speeders" is in town.

  • Two drown off South Shore; two men missing Fri Jul 25 8:14pm EDT

    In a deadly day for the Island's ocean beaches, four swimmers were dragged into the sea, with two confirmed drowned and two still missing Friday night.

  • 'Liberty' sculpture coming to Huntington Fri Jul 25 7:44pm EDT

    The "Liberty Let's Roll" tour arrives in Huntington for a few hours on Saturday.

  • Fifth suspect charged in Westbury shooting Fri Jul 25 5:14pm EDT

    A Roosevelt teen suspected of being a triggerman in the fatal execution-style shooting of a clubgoer in Westbury was arraigned for murder Friday.

  • Pol questions Suozzi's spending to promote tourism Fri Jul 25 4:14pm EDT

    A top Republican county lawmaker on Friday called for an investigation into Democratic Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi's spending of industrial development funds to promote tourism this week at a Manhattan news conference with singer Ashanti.

  • Driver pinned by truck in Melville road-rage incident Fri Jul 25 1:14pm EDT

    A road rage incident left a Hicksville man hospitalized with a crushed pelvis after he was pinned against his car by a Postal Service tractor-trailer on a Long Island Expressway ramp Thursday night, Suffolk police said.

  • Guilty plea in $1M fraud in Lake Success Fri Jul 25 10:29am EDT

    An accountant pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $1 million from the maker of one of Long Island's best-known brand names, Lake Success-based Arizona Iced Tea, prosecutors said.

  • MacArthur terminal evacuated after bogus bomb tip Fri Jul 25 7:59am EDT

    An anonymous caller's bogus tip about a bomb-toting passenger prompted the Southwest Airlines terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport to be evacuated Friday morning, delaying several flights and exasperating passengers, investigators said.

  • Mortgage tax revenue down about 42 percent for LI Thu Jul 24 11:44pm EDT

    Mortgage tax collection across Long Island plunged by about $94 million, or 42 percent, in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2007, a result of continued weakness in the real estate market and a soft economy, according to the county clerks.

  • 15 sickly cats found in an abandoned Bohemia house Thu Jul 24 10:59pm EDT

    Suffolk police and animal welfare officers Thursday removed more than a dozen sickly cats from what they said appeared to be an abandoned house in Bohemia.

  • Tankleff shares thoughts on false confessions Thu Jul 24 10:29pm EDT

    Martin Tankleff's criminal case may be done, but his mission is far from over, the former Belle Terre resident said as he shared with an audience of defense attorneys his thoughts on how false confessions -- like the one he said landed him in prison for 17 years -- could be avoided.

  • Nassau announces more DWI arrests Thu Jul 24 10:14pm EDT

    The 'Wall of Shame' grows bigger.

  • Suffolk sewage pipe puts Great South Bay at risk Thu Jul 24 9:44pm EDT

    The outfall pipe at Suffolk County's largest sewage plant is deteriorating decades ahead of schedule, and engineers hired by the county say it must be replaced to avoid the risk of spilling millions of gallons of treated effluent into the Great South Bay.

  • New flood zone maps may snag D'Amato condo project Thu Jul 24 9:44pm EDT

    Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato's plans to replace the Sands at Atlantic Beach catering facility with 100 luxury condos could be a wash.

  • Long Island state senators slam MTA fare hike plan Thu Jul 24 8:59pm EDT

    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's controversial proposal to raise public transit fares 8 percent next year drew fire Thursday from Long Island's State Senate delegation.

  • Storm brewing in Brookhaven over hurricane mailings Thu Jul 24 8:29pm EDT

    A whirlwind of controversy over a hurricane guide has touched down in Brookhaven, and Democrats and Republicans are in the eye of the storm.

  • Couple: Guards roughed us up at Billy Joel concert Thu Jul 24 7:29pm EDT

    A New Jersey couple are in a rip-roaring New York state of mind -- as in a possible lawsuit -- after they claimed they were roughed up and handcuffed by security guards during last Friday's Billy Joel concert at Shea.

  • Suffolk issues swimming advisory for 63 beaches Thu Jul 24 3:44pm EDT

    Suffolk County Thursday issued an advisory against bathing at 63 beaches, citing the heavy rainfall over the past two days.