Pair Charged With Transporting 33 Pounds of Heroin to LI, High School Football Player Dies, Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Couple

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Photo: A concealed compartment was used to hide 33 pounds of heroin in the side of a tractor trailer.

Here are some of the top headlines reported across Long Island Patch sites on Thursday (click the links to read the full stories):

• Football Player Dies After Injury During Game at John Glenn High School
• Feds Seize 33 Pounds of Heroin, $300K in Cash in Bust in Hauppauge
• Smithtown Woman Seriously Hurt After Car Hits Tree
• Police: Man Charged in Fatal Long Beach Shooting
• Police: Man With Bandages on Face, Arm in Sling Robs Chase Bank in Setauket
• Police: Couple Stranded On Long Island Sound Rescued By Coast Guard
• Winning TAKE 5 Lotto Ticket Sold in Northport
• Police: Arrest Made in Port Jeff Station Robbery Spree
• Smithtown West Alums Members of National Champion Lacrosse Team at Limestone College
• Wow House: Gorgeous Colonial in Holtsville
• Silver Alert Released for Missing Man Last Seen in Freeport
• Mother, Children Approached by Suspicious Man in Garden City
• Massapequa Congratulates New Teachers
• Mineola Schools Receive Innovation Award
• South Grove Elementary Observes Constitution Day
• Wow House: Montauk Home With Football Sized Back Lawn
• Police: Man Hits Motorcycle In Bridgehampton, Flees Scene, Found Intoxicated
• East Hampton Farm Museum To Open Next Saturday

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