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Steve Simpson, author of "Runaway." Ask Steve Simpson where he grew up and he'll give you a verbal tour of Nassau County .

Twenty-five people, including lawyers, bankers, mortgage brokers and appraisers, and a mortgage company have been charged with committing mortgage frauds involving at least $102 million, New York City prosecutors said Wednesday.

A suspect in a slashing in North Long Beach was arrested after a police dog found him hiding in a backyard shed, police said.

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Whether it's for a day at the beach or an evening at an outdoor concert, people are drawn to the Jones Beach- Long Beach area in summer.

At 15, Tara Lynne Barr has a resume that would make most actors twice her age envious.

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - A 22-year-old Beach Haven resident has been sentenced to two years probations in connection with a vandalism ring last summer.

Werner Reich, 81, of Smithtown, a retired industrial engineer who was in multiple death camps from 1943 to 1945, including two stints in Auschwitz.

It was awhile since I'd been to Swingbellys in Long Beach - " not since opening pit master Brian Forgione split for Vegas last year.

The chairman of the commission that oversees city jobs in Long Beach has resigned from the post because state law forbids his working as a city lifeguard at the same time.

A dream sidetracked Paulina DAA A az owns Paulina's Hair Salon along with her sister, Kenia DAA A az Mota.

May 22, 2009 5:40 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan LONG BEACH, N.Y. A Long Island couple is accused of setting up a night club in their basement, charging admission, and serving drinks and dinner.

The 36-year-old, who's probably best known for that kiss he planted on Halle Berry upon winning an Oscar for The Pianist, has one of those purposeful born-in-New York gaits, so fast you have to leap every third step to keep up.

A fire ripped through a row of stores in a commercial area of Long Beach early Saturday morning, destroying nine stores separated by walls but no fire breaks, officials said.

May 18, 2009 7:37 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan LONG BEACH, N.Y. The 34-year-old driver of this yellow Porsche was killed in an apparent case of road rage in Long Beach on May 15, 2009.

An apparent road rage incident Friday in Long Beach ended with a 34-year-old driver dead and the other driver being chased and detained by a witness until he could be arrested by police, officials said.

Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Middle May 17--At least eight Long Beach businesses were destroyed early yesterday morning by a fire that tore through a shared retail building that had no internal fire walls, officials said.

May 15, 2009 7:07 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan LONG BEACH, N.Y. The 34-year-old driver of this yellow Porsche was killed in an apparent case of road rage in Long Beach on May 15, 2009.

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Police say it appears a road rage incident on Long Island has left a 34-year-old man dead and a 22-year-old facing criminal charges.