At a news conference on Thursday, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini listed several increased charges for the Bellport teen in the crash that killed a husband and wife and his own brother on Feb. 9, 2019. 


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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports from Manorville as police search a wooded area. The search is in connection with the Gilgo Beach homicide investigation, officials say.

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Rachel Lodice, 21, from Jericho, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to multiple charges after allegedly causing a fatal crash in Massapequa and driving off in a public safety vehicle that had stopped to help the victims, police said. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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The case of Theresa Sexton's son Terry Long, who was shot and killed nearly two years ago, has gone unsolved. On Tuesday at the Suffolk County Police Department's media room in Yaphank, Sexton asked the public to help find justice for her son's killing. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'Help them bring the people to justice'

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Bay Shore school district in an alleged sexual assault case involving former teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

Update: Lawsuit against Bay Shore school district

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A reluctant Donald Trump is back in an NYC courtroom as his  trial resumes with testimony from a longtime tabloid publisher.

Trump continues to violate gag order, prosecutors say at hush money trial

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When school resumes Monday after spring recess, students will be met with a visible police presence at each of the district's school buildings.

Police amp up security at Islip schools after threats

The search marked the latest development in the investigation following the July arrest of suspected Gilgo serial killer Rex A. Heuermann, 60, of Massapequa Park.

Gilgo Beach killings: Investigators search wooded area, officials say

Paduch is charged with 13 felony counts. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

Jury selection begins in sexual abuse trial of suspended LI urologist Darius Paduch

After causing the fatal accident in Massapequa, the woman fled in a Town of Oyster Bay car that had stopped to assist, police said.

Jericho woman pleads not guilty in fatal crash, fleeing in public safety car

Kim Lilly made several trips in and out of New York to engage in illegal gun trafficking, according to Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Former Freeport man sold illegal guns from South Carolina in NY, police say

SPCA officials discovered animals living in filthy conditions.

Ronkonkoma woman pleads not guilty to 49 counts of animal cruelty

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Former CFO of the Schechter School of Long Island got the maximum sentence for stealing $8.4M in school funds. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I will appeal'

A man's life was saved in Coram on Wednesday when his wallet protected him from a bullet. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Life-saving wallet

Michael Brown, Heuermann's Defense Attorney, said he won't be rushed to go to trial. Heuermann's next court appearance is June 18. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'He is not the guy'

The children, a 1-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, were crying in the car when someone saw and called the police. 

Queens mom accused of leaving kids in car while shopping at LI mall

John "Junior" Gotti's wife and daughter pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault after a fight at a high school basketball game in Oyster Bay. 

John "Junior" Gotti's wife, daughter in court

Thomas Valva died on Jan. 17, 2020, after his father, then-NYPD Officer Michael Valva, and the father's fiancee, Angela Pollina, forced him and his brother to spend the night in their unheated Center Moriches garage.

Thomas Valva, 8, died of hypothermia

Jessica Bader, former principal of an East Norwich school, was charged Monday with falsifying job applications submitted to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.

Ex-school principal faces charges

The parents are charged with 1-year-old Joseph Adonis' overdose death from a mixture of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, according to prosecutors. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'What a rice grain weighs can kill an adult'

Investigators are saying the home was targeted, confirming a similar incident happened 14 years ago during a poker game. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's usually a real quiet block. Nothing ever happens here.'

As one of the Babylon body parts case defendants heads back to court on Monday, Newsday's Michael O'Keeffe reports on where we are with this case.

Babylon body parts case: Where are we now?

Police have identified the man whose body parts were found recently in wooded areas on Long Island as Malcolm C. Brown, nearly two weeks after identifying the female victim.

Officially ID'd: 2nd victim in body parts case

Jason Maser, a volleyball coach at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead and B&B Volleyball in Albertson, was arrested Thursday and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl.

H.S. volleyball coach charged with rape of teen 

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