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U.S. Lacrosse Adjusts Rules, Allows Female Players To Wear Helmets
After years of debate, helmets are making a debut this spring at girls lacrosse games. Boys are required to wear helmets, but until now girls weren't allowed to.
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After years of debate, helmets are making a debut this spring at girls lacrosse games. Boys are required to wear helmets, but until now girls weren't allowed to.
Police on Long Island are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 12-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon.
A 6-year-old Long Island girl was home safe on Wednesday, after an attempted kidnapping just steps away from her mother.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with grabbing a 6-year-old girl by the arm in a Long Island tax preparation office and dragging her outside.
Flooding continues to be a problem on Long Island a day after a nor'easter slammed the Tri-State area with high winds and heavy rain.
According to police, the man took the toothpaste from a Walgreen's on Henry Street in Freeport shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
The fire took place near the BJ's Wholesale Club on Albany Avenue near Mill Road.
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Freeport police officers recognized the defendant from previous arrests involving religious places of worship.
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The explosion caused Route 3 to shut down for hours on Monday. CBS New York's is in Clifton with more on the impact.