Authorities have confirmed that the remains found earlier in the week in a dense thicket in Oak Beach were those of Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old prostitute from New Jersey who was last seen in May of 2010. Long Island police are also asserting the theory that Gilbert's death is unrelated to the other remains found on Gilgo State Beach. "There's a small sense of peace in that she's no longer suffering," Gilbert's aunt told Newsday. Gilbert's body was spotted around a quarter mile from where her belongings were found. more ›

The shark stories are finally starting to show up this summer. Reports are that a not-quite-dead-yet 20-foot basking shark washed up at Long Island's Gilgo State Park this morning. By the time the state parks department was notified it was already dead, and from the looks of it beachgoers and reporters were getting their photo ops in. And yes, if we had the time, we'd Photoshop a shark asking a washed up 1010WINS reporter for a comment. more ›