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UFC bantamweight champ gave Uniondale High School students his message of perseverance and self-determination.

The only winner statewide had all five midday draw numbers correct.

Here are spots to visit and excursions to try that offer fun for everyone this season. 

Scenes from a Nassau Class A baseball quarterfinal between Plainedge and host Calhoun on Sunday.

Alec Edwards' homer backs Colts starter in Nassau Class A quarterfinal win.

The vehicle was heading east near the exit for the Wantagh State Parkway when the driver struck the tree, a State Police spokesman said.

Mike Cavanaugh takes his kayak out into the waters near his East Rockaway and Gilgo Beach homes in search of the bottles. He then researches the history of the bottles to compile stories for a website he created.

Jessy Panzer, one of the few female aerobatic air show performers and air racers active in the United States, will perform at the Jones Beach show on Memorial Day weekend.

Here are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.

Paxlovid dramatically reduces the chances of hospitalization or death for those at high risk of severe COVID-19. But many Long Islanders are still unaware of it, and some are nervous about taking it.

Rams host Mepham Sunday and if Clarke wins, they'll play a doubleheader.

The graffiti was found at an Urgent Care on Hempstead Turnpike, police said.

"Six Million Dollar Man" and "Bionic Woman" will be at Hofstra July 2 and 3.

Tim McCabe, of North Bellmore, said doctors found two cancerous tumors while he was undergoing a liver transplant. He gave himself a day to be angry about it, then moved on to face his latest health challenge.

Students of color have gone from being the minority to the majority in 32 Long Island districts over the past 20 years, a Newsday analysis found.

'The William Floyd Youth & Government program continues to be the gold standard.'

Nearly 100 Village of Hempstead elected officials, clergy, law enforcement and local residents held a vigil Tuesday outside village hall to pray for racial equality and for the victims of the mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket.

Shelby Modell's "whole life was dedicated to helping people," her son said.

After conducting a "thorough and systematic search" of the building and area, Nassau police said they found no evidence of any credible dangers.

Local business owners said they have been hampered by shipping delays at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The backups have slowed the arrival of key ingredients for products, cutting into businesses' bottom lines. 

After a verbal altercation Keith Pooler 56, stabbed the victim in the heart with a steak knife, authorities said.

Bingo Wholesale plans to open a 61,669-square-foot store in a space that a Stop & Shop supermarket vacated in 2020.

Komal Singh, 52, a foreman on a construction project, is accused of requiring workers pay him $50 for each day they worked, prosecutors said.

A Lawrence entrepreneur and his business partner pitch their men's cosmetics line to the sharks on Friday's episode.

With hundreds of millions of dollars in extra state and federal aid coming into districts, a frequent question has been how best the money can be used to help students make up for time lost and in boosting achievement. 

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, Mather Hospital, North Shore University Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island each got the top score from the Washington, D.C.-based Leapfrog Group.

Comic and TV personality Mathews and Long Island educator García were married Saturday at a Puerto Vallarta resort.

Each Mother's Day, Newsday invites Long Island high school student-athletes to honor their mothers with personal letters.

Jill Zarin, Vicki Gunvalson and Caroline Manzo will appear in Patchogue.

Nicole Drey, a licensed master social worker who counsels families with special needs children, has been named the 2022 "What's Great in Our State" Family / Caregiver Award recipient.