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L.I. Man Accused Of Abusing Boys As Swim Coach More Than 30 Years Ago

Police in Suffolk County arrested a Centereach man Monday, on a warrant issued by Massachusetts authorities for sex crimes against children he allegedly committed when he was a swim coach more than three decades ago.

2013/05/20

A Fung Wah bus rolls into Chinatown on Feb. 25, 2013. (Photo: CBS 2)

US DOT Orders Fung Wah Bus To Immediately Cease Passenger Service

Amid growing safety concerns over its fleet, US Department of Transportation Officials ordered Fung Wah Bus Transportation Inc. to immediately suspend its service.

2013/02/26

Some Schools In New York, Connecticut To Lengthen Class Time

New York and Connecticut are among five states set to announce Monday that they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some schools beginning next year.

2012/12/02

Mitt Romney (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Tax Problem

Mitt Romney is the person who needs to put up or shut up in his dispute with Harry Reid. There is no reason to believe a word he is saying about his taxes.

2012/10/08

Clint Eastwood (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Clint Eastwood Made My Day

Last night, Clint Eastwood produced the most bizarre and uncomfortable moments in modern convention history. If Mitt Romney cannot get his campaign right. If he cannot even get the things that he can control right, how can he make the case that he can run the country?

2012/08/31

Mitt Romney (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

Opinion: What Is Mitt Romney Hiding?

Romney isn’t revealing what he did while he held the public’s trust, both as head of the Olympics and as Governor of Massachusetts. With each passing week, Romney creates more questions about what he has done in the past and what he will do in the White House.

2012/07/24

A closed factory in a working class neighborhood (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: You Weren’t Fired You Were Outsourced

Mitt Romney’s contortions to differentiate offshoring from outsourcing don’t matter to those who lost their jobs because of it.

2012/06/27

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan (file / credit: CBS2)

WCBS 880 Special Series: Bad Medicine – Part 5 – Staten Island’s Drug Death Problem

In all of New York City, Staten Island has the biggest problem with addiction and death by Oxycontin, WCBS 880′s Irene Cornell reported.

2012/05/18

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Dan Malloy Sides With Giants In Super Bowl, Pokes Fun At Boston Fans

When it comes to sports, Connecticut is in an interesting position. With the Super Bowl coming up, you have to pick a side. Are you rooting for the New York Giants or the New England Patriots?

2012/01/23

Houses are seen on Fairfield Beach Road following Irene - Fairfield, CT - Aug 30, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Presses For Federal Help After Irene

Gov. Dan Malloy says he is pressing the federal government to help Connecticut assess damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

2011/08/30

Michele Dufault (credit: Video Still/CBS 2)

OSHA Faults Yale University In Fatal Lab Accident

Federal safety regulators say a piece of machinery that killed a Yale University student lacked required safeguards.

2011/08/16

Gay Marriage Raises Prospect Of New York Adoption Boom

Adoption lawyers and agencies in New York say they’re getting ready for a baby boom as same-sex couples emboldened by the state’s new gay marriage law take the next step and try to adopt children.

2011/07/11

Firecrackers and bottle rockets (Photo by Michael Smith/Getty Images)

Economy Could Help Ease Restrictions Of Fireworks Sales In Tri-State Area

While the sale of fireworks is illegal in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware, beaches and backyards in those states and others could be more explosive than ever this year.

2011/07/03

New Jersey Statehouse - Trenton, NJ - File Photo

Thousands Protest As Vote On NJ Public Worker Benefits Nears

Thousands of unionized public workers protested outside the Statehouse against legislation that would require a half-million government employees to make sharply higher health care and pension contributions.

2011/06/23