When the Jericho Fire Department received an alarm at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday for a vehicle accident involving an overturned tractor-trailer they had no idea of the severity until first units responded. FULL STORY

Shakira Saunders, a senior at W.T. Clarke High School, was recently named a finalist in the Cable Television and Telecommunications Association of New York's 2002 Gilbert Scholarship Award. Seventeen-year-old Saunders, one of four finalists, is guaranteed a $1,000 scholarship and will attend an awards dinner in Albany later this month to determine if she is the winner of the $5,000, 2002 Gilbert Scholarship Award. FULL STORY

Andrew Bauerschmidt, a senior a Carle Place High School, was recently named a Citibank/News12 Scholar Athlete (formerly EAB/News12). Bauerschmidt is the second News 12 honoree this year and the 16th garnered by the school district since the recognition started in 1990. His selection makes Carle Place one of the top-rated schools on Long Island with this honor, with only two other school districts in the running. FULL STORY