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As the world gears up to celebrate DNA Day on Thursday -- the anniversary of the publication of scholarly papers that explained the structure of the molecule -- the letters of Francis Crick, one of the scientists involved in the work, are in the news....

Chef Chad Wells of Alewife restaurant tossed chunks of raw snakehead fish with cilantro and citrus to make something more ambitious than an $8 ceviche appetizer. It was an invasive-species eradication plan in a martini glass. Wells wants the Asian...

The MTA has been working hard to restore full service in the aftermath of a storm that dumped nineteen inches of snow on New York City and more than a foot of snow in other parts of the region. While we have restored service across the entire system,...

Residents on Long Island were rattled Tuesday morning, after an earthquake sent tremors through parts of Suffolk County and the East End. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.9 magnitude quake was felt in communities in Riverhead and as far...

MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...

Police are investigating a homicide on West Rougues Path in Huntington Station. A man's body was discovered in the middle of the street after what cops suspect to have been a hit-and-run. Witnesses say as of noon Sunday, the body remained in the street,...

Police on Long Island have identified the victim of a deadly stabbing in Huntington Station as a Roosevelt man. Luis Castro, 27, was found lying in the road on West Roges Path by a passing motorist, police said. His body had apparently been there...

Two teenagers were arrested and charged with vandalizing at least two dozen vehicles in communities on Long Island, Suffolk County Police announced. According to authorities, 18-year-old Jake Cassidy and a 14-year-old were arrested Sunday after an...

The MTA has issued a series of cancellations for the Long Island Rail Road, and warns that customers should anticipate significant schedule changes and delays during the Tuesday morning and evening rush hours. The cancellations are a result of damage...

Give us your stories.... (Pix: Bill Davis, Newsday) Are you out there? Good! WLIW/21 wants you, needs you, will make you a star. The channel's putting together a doc on the town of Huntington - not unlike "New York......

For most scientists, a Nobel Prize is the capstone of a career. But in the 50 years since their breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA, James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick have continued to pursue the frontiers of knowledge, albeit along...