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More than 40 rescued from rip currents off LI
Western Suffolk, as well as Nassau, were under a "moderate risk" of rip currents late Friday and that risk level will remain in effect across the South Shore on Saturday.
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Special education teacher and her 2 kids to live in Habitat's 60th LI home
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Letter carrier does double duty painting post office murals in Smithtown
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Town sues Montauk beach resort over seating capacity claim
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'Rabbit fever' warning in Suffolk after 3 cases of rare tick-borne illness
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Town wants to buy waterfront Hamptons property for $11.6M
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New Suffolk deal for gunshot detection sensors raising surveillance concerns
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Meet the 15-year-old LI swimmer chasing an Olympic future
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Phishing scam offering fake site plan approval targeting East End
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Southold weighs police response to ICE actions as a safety measure
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Leftover storms, showers fall on LI Wednesday
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Suffolk expanding tests of toxic plume near East Hampton battery plant
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Suffolk Supreme Court cooling tower tests positive for bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease
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First loss for Port Washington in 12U state tournament; St. James/Smithtown eliminated
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Bike, walking paths to link Great River LIRR to parks
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Off-peak LIRR ridership hits record while on-time performance dips
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Huntington African American Museum plans inch forward
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Jogger struck and killed in Hamptons was a rising real estate associate in Manhattan
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LIRR makes afternoon Montauk-bound train from Manhattan permanent
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Lottery opens for 80 affordable apartments with rents starting at $863 per month
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Toddler's fatal pool drowning is second on LI in a week
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Queens man charged with kidnapping 19-year-old and holding her in LI motel
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Federal judge again approves $9M settlement in case of 8-year-old Thomas Valva's death
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Unsettled weather expected this week on LI
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'We always prayed and we wished they would have a cure'
Laney McGowan died after a long and courageous battle with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of genetic epilepsy. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
MORE ON THIS TOPICLI girl whose battle with epilepsy inspired others has died at age 9

Burn ban remains in effect

Watch: Firefighters battle Westhampton fire

'I finally accomplished that goal'
Latest crime stories
Street takeover by 200 vehicles swarms Route 347
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Street takeover prompts police response
Manorville man charged in stabbing death of homeless man
Man who drove drunk and killed Nassau PD officer gets up to 22 years in prison
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9 arrested, 12 vehicles seized at illegal street racing event in East Farmingdale
Connecticut woman charged with sexual coercion of 13-year-old LI boy
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Trying the social media menu at Island Lake Diner
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Picture This: That time a 'monster' washed ashore in Montauk
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Mokafé brings Yemeni coffee to Hicksville
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2 shown on Ring camera banging on door of Rex A. Heuermann's home
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LI Works: Under pressure with Ken at National Grid
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Rental scams prey on LI apartment hunters
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Trendy Bites: 'Macho Nachos' at Smokin' Al's
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Out East: Restaurants with great outdoor spaces
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Street takeovers: What LI police departments do to combat the problem
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Shark Shack at Robert Moses State Park tells you what to do when you meet a shark