Police ID Sword-Wielding Man Shot Dead By LI Liquor Store Clerk

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Police ID Sword-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Long Island Liquor Store Clerk

A man entered the store and swung a samurai sword three times before the clerk shot him, police say.

Someone On Long Island Is Pointing Lasers At Planes, FBI Says

Pilots flying into JFK are reporting eye injuries as the FBI seeks someone who has been pointing lasers at planes.

Good Samaritan Debuts New Cancer Center In West Islip

The new $18 million institute will officially be open to the public next week. An open house is scheduled for this weekend.

Man Supplied Heroin In 2 Overdose Deaths: DA

Prosecutors say the man also bragged he couldn't be charged in the deaths due to so-called good Samaritan laws.

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