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Authorities say a small plane has crashed on Long Island Saturday morning, killing both people on board.

Administrators at a New York middle school are begging students to leave their winter hats made by Italian apparel company Moncler at home because the pricy tops keep getting lost.

A Long Island county where a 12-year-old boy died during a boating safety lesson now has a new law aimed at preventing such tragedies from happening again.

Both officers were treated for smoke inhalation at Stony Brook University Hospital.

Authorities say a driver who was rescued Monday night after plunging into the water a Long Island marina has died.

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island couple was horrified when a UPS delivery that they thought was a Christmas present for their granddaughter turned out to be a package containing an assault rifle.

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a candlelight vigil has been set for two teenage girls whose bodies were discovered brutally beaten and cut a few hundred feet apart on Long Island.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been taken into custody after authorities say they found more than two dozen dogs living in deplorable conditions.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island town has filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against the Navy, Northrup Grumman and others over groundwater contamination that forced the closure of water wells.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A defense lawyer says a man charged in a shooting that sent holiday shoppers fleeing a busy Long Island mall has psychological troubles and has been "in a state of shock" since the episode.