Today's Long Island New York Headlines...
Teacher charged in rape of girl, 15
Suffolk cops say man met teenager online.
As weather warms, LIers decry state parks cutbacks
Since he was a baby, Ed Kelley has spent most summer weekends at the West End 2 area of Jones Beach. Until this year.
MTA eyes policy barring passengers from engineer's cab
The president of the Long Island Rail Road is taking steps to reinforce regulations barring unauthorized people from riding in a train engineer's cab, following allegations that a LIRR conductor allowed a passenger to operate a diesel locomotive earlier this month.
Salvation Army offers aid to LIers who've lost jobs
The Salvation Army is offering emergency financial aid over the next four weeks to Long Islanders who have lost jobs since September. The grants - which are being funded by local Wal-Mart and Target department stores - can reach up to $1,500 per household and must be used toward rent, utilities or mortgage payments.
Cops: Arrest in slay of LI motivational speaker
Police have arrested a 36-year-old ex-con for his alleged role in the slaying of Long Island motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker last week in East Harlem.
Nebraska cops: Bay Shore woman had 116 lbs of pot
A Bay Shore woman stopped for speeding on a Nebraska interstate was arrested and charged with intent to distribute drugs after a canine unit found "three bales of marijuana" weighing 116 pounds in her car trunk, police said Wednesday.
