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Krista McNally, formerly News12's crime reporter, will cover Long Island for Ch. 7

Former News12 reporter joins WABC/7's 'Eyewitness News'

Donna Vaughan Singer, the radio veteran of WALK and WINS, will compete on Thursday's show.

Who's on 'Jeopardy!'? This familiar LI radio personality.

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Our critic ranks the top 10 movies based on video games. Did your favorite make the cut?

His first studio disc in 15 years includes the single "Sun Shine," which dropped Monday.

Barry Manilow's 'What a Time' album coming in June

Nelson has enlisted some big talent for his 2026 Festival.

Willie Nelson's Outlaw Festival set for Jones Beach: See who else is on the bill

The rapper-mogul will perform in The Bronx on July 10, 11 and 12.

Jay-Z adds 3rd Yankee Stadium show

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Murphy isn't the only celebrity marking that milestone this year. He's in good company with these six.

LI's Eddie Murphy is turning 65 this year. See which other celebs are marking this milestone.

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A judge ordered the release of some of the eight hours of body camera footage of the pop star's 2024 traffic stop and arrest in Sag Harbor.

'These are, like, really hard tests.' Body cam footage shows Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest

The Village of Sag Harbor released redacted body cam footage of Justin Timberlake's 2024 drunken-driving arrest.

Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest footage released

Body cam footage released by The Village of Sag Harbor shows Justin Timberlake being pulled over by police during his 2024 DWI arrest.

'I'm Justin Timberlake'

Cole Brauer has written a memoir about her experience, "First Light," that's set to debut in September.

Long Islander who made sailing history recalls her barrier-breaking journey

The clock-wearing Public Enemy hype man has done some, um, interesting things in his almost 67 years.

LI's Flavor Flav turns 67 this week: Here are 10 things you may not know about him

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"Their swift action ... prevented even more fatalities," Rebecca Liquori told Newsday outside her Baldwin home Tuesday morning. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI woman who survived LaGuardia crash: 'The pilots really saved all of us'

Shaquille Coke planned the attack on Nafiah Ikram after they broke up and drove another man to her home to carry out the assault, prosecutors said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Ex-boyfriend charged in acid attack on LI college student

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a Polish deli in Riverhead, where they are getting ready for Easter.

Out East: A taste of the old country at the Polka Deli in Riverhead

Long Island farms and vineyards are experiencing uncertainty about the upcoming season because of immigration raids affecting the workforce. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Long Island vineyards, farms wary of ICE raids

Body cam footage shows Justin Timberlake being pulled over in 2024 DWI arrest

The case stands as a notable example of how quickly the newly formed investigative unit in Suffolk can use modern forensic investigative genetic genealogy to turn a case from red to black. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Solving Baby Jane Doe's cold case homicide more than 30 years later

From fried pickles to Mookie Wilson's sliders, Newsday's Carissa Kellman sampled new items on Citi Field's menu.

What's new to eat at Citi Field this season?

Glen Cove softball pitcher Brooke Simmons has a chance to make the Olympics with the Puerto Rican national team.

Glen Cove's Brooke Simmons to join the Puerto Rican national softball team

Nancy Howe was a 17-year-old senior in 1961 at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn. Howe remembers asking civil rights activist Malcolm X, to come speak to students at her school.

Former Harborfields High School student remembers Malcolm X’s visit 

Ken Buffa pairs up with Steven Kitzen of Kitzen Construction to learn what goes into dock building in this week's LI Works.

LI Works: It's a shore thing as Ken learns how to build docks

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Nine months after he was detained by ICE and moved to Guatemala, Alvaro Castro Velasquez graduated from Roosevelt H.S., thanks to schools Superintendent Shawn Wightman making the trip, cap, gown and diploma in tow.

From Long Island to Guatemala, with love

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'Grateful to be alive'

Some of the volunteers include a former member of the NYPD disciplined for abuse of authority in a fatal shooting and a doctor who was fired from NUMC. Newsday political reporter Candice Ferrette breaks down the story.

'Mixed group of people'

The deposed Venezuelan leader made his first court appearance on Monday in Manhattan as large crowds gathered outside the courthouse. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Maduro makes first court appearance

'There were no investigative leads'

Teen accused of killing ex-girlfriend in a botched murder-suicide is facing a new charge for allegedly plotting a burglary of her family's home after her death. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It's just horrific'

Frank Labidi, 24, of Farmingville, "treated a public roadway like a race track," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We want justice done properly'

Massapequa will play five-time defending Long Island champion Garden City this fall as Nassau high school football debuts crossover games for the first time. Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra reports.

Garden City vs. Massapequa in football? It'll happen Sept. 26

Jesse Findling, of Massapequa Park, made a stop at his alma mater on Monday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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