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Soggy storm spawns tornado, called 'wake-up call' for Long Island (Newsday) - In what some officials labeled an eye-opener for Long Island, Wednesday's torrential rainstorm spawned a tornado in Suffolk County, clogged roads and railways, overwhelmed storm drains and knocked out power to nearly 63,000 utility customers.

NWS investigating possible tornado in Long Island (Asbury Park Press) - A National Weather Service crew was investigating a possible tornado touchdown on Long Island after a storm that also affected a hospital, caused some power outages and led to widespread transportation delays in the metropolitan region. The Weather Service received a number of reports of damage in the Islip area of Long Island after it issued a tornado warning between 9:19 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., ...

Accused of fondling 3 teens at Long Island store (New York Daily News) - The owner of an ice cream parlor at a Long Island mall allegedly fondled three teenage girls who worked for him, police said yesterday.

Jeffrey B. Carstens Promoted to Market President for Long Island-Queens Commercial Banking (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Sovereign Bank today announced that Jeffrey Carstens, who has headed Sovereign's Corporate Banking Team on Long Island since it was established in 2005, has been promoted to Commercial Banking Market President.

Badly Burned Long Island Dog Succumbs To Injuries (WCBS-TV New York) - "Maximus," a mixed breed that suffered severe burns after someone chained him to a tree, doused him with gasoline, and set him on fire, has died. The badly burned animal was found by a Brentwood resident and taken immediately to the Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island for emergency care last week, but he died on Tuesday morning.

Storm Snarls Morning Travel in Region; Rare Tornado Touches Down on Long Island (New York Times) - A thunderstorm with attitude drenched much of the New York region yesterday from the morning rush through lunchtime, with a tornado touching down in the Suffolk County town of Islip.

Pride Host Long Island On Saturday (OurSports Central) - The Pride will host the Long Island Lizards on Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 pm at Yurcak Field. The game marks the Pride's annual celebration of Women's Lacrosse.

Arrow Electronics Employees Team Up for Long Island Charity (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Arrow Electronics, Inc. today announced that more than 200 of its Long Island employees will participate in a team-bonding "Arrow Bike Build" event to benefit children in underserved local communities.

Long night on the Island (Lancaster Online) - Two former Seattle Mariners, Carl Everett and John Halama, combined to inundate the Lancaster Barnstormers Monday evening as the Long Island Ducks captured the opener of a three-game series, 7-2, at Citibank Park.Everett homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs, while Halama faced the...

Storm pummels metro area; possible tornado on Long Island (The Journal News) - NEW YORK (AP) - A powerful storm system pummeled the New York area today, stranding motorists in flash floods, delaying flights into the region's three airports and knocking out power to thousands of residents.