Topic: Suffolk County

Title IX case? Boy banned as 'too good' for girls' field hockey team

After two years on a girls' field hockey team in New York, 13-year old boy is kicked off for having an 'unfair advantage.'  The boy is appealing the decision.

Occupy movement's last big stand: Boston?

With Occupiers cleared out of New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, and the status of the San Francisco camp in jeopardy, the last major encampment is Boston, which recently got a stay of eviction of up to two weeks. What do Occupiers do if they can't occupy public spaces anymore?

Long Island serial killer: Portrait of cunning criminal slowly emerges

Up to 10 human remains have been found alongside a beach highway on Long Island. Four are so far tied to the same elusive killer. But the 'Long Island serial killer' may have been seen and heard.

As winter storm blasts Northeast, 70 percent of US now coated in snow

Snowfall totals from the winter storm are expected to be 2 feet and higher in parts of New England. New York City got 9 inches of the white stuff. Transportation havoc ensues, especially at airports.

Hybrid cars? OK. All-electric Tesla? An eco-thriller!

Hybrid cars still hold onto the combustion past, but the Tesla shows how all-electric cars can be a sporty and eco-friendly alternative.

"Running the Books": Avi Steinberg talks about life as a prison librarian

Memoirist Avi Steinberg reflects on the humor, sadness, scariness, and "just utter strangeness" of working in a prison.

Hurricane Earl: hurricane-force gusts likely on Long Island Friday

Hurricane Earl forecasts still have the storm brushing the East Coast from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod. Some Long Island residents say they don't know what they should be doing to prepare.

Craigslist killer suspect's suicide riles victim's family

Craigslist killer suspect Philip Markoff's suicide denies the victim's family members a chance to confront him in court.

Craigslist killer suspect Philip Markoff found dead

Craigslist killer suspect Philip Markoff was found dead in a jail cell where he was awaiting trial, say Massachusetts authorities. Police suspect Markoff committed suicide. The 2009 murder case prompted Craiglist to examine its policy toward posting erotic photos and ads for prostitution.

Darth Vader robbery occurs in New York; R2D2 not involved

Darth Vader robbery? Weird, but a man dressed as Darth Vader committed a robbery in New York Thursday. No injuries were reported in the so-called "Darth Vader robbery."

Heroin's comeback: busts at levels not seen since the '70s.

Mexican dealers are flooding the market with a cheap form of heroin that is more potent than its predecessors, snaring younger users.

After divorce, a new name symbolizes a new life

Some American women choose to invent entirely new surnames when their marriages end.

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