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	A Suffolk judge Thursday sentenced former NYPD&nbsp;Officer Michael Valva to a minimum of 25 years for the murder of his 8-year-old son Thomas, who died from hypothermia after Valva forced the child to sleep in an unheated garage in sub-freezing temperatures. NewsdayTV&#39;s Cecila Dowd&nbsp;reports.
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A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Bay Shore school district in an alleged sexual assault case involving former teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

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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.

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

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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.

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Ex-Rep. George Santos' motion is an improper attempt to influence public opinion, and potential jurors, before his trial, prosecutors argued.

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"We have our jury," Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan said when the 12th juror was picked.

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The settlement was reached in the first of 45 pending Child Victims Act against the Bay Shore School District.

LI school district reaches settlement in sex abuse case of ex-teacher, officials say

Tougher penalties, expanded enforcement and tax credits are all part of proposals state lawmakers are expected to soon approve.

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12 Jurors and one alternate were picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. 

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See the latest in the case against Rex A. Heuermann of Massapequa Park and catch-up on key moments from the 13-year probe.

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David Ostrove said he would appeal his case.

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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. 

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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.

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

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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.

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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 

A Franklin Square man is charged after illegal fireworks sparked a fire in his garage which spread through other homes.

Fireworks in garage ignite blaze in Franklin Square

The remains of each of the Gilgo Four were found "completely nude" and restrained by tape, burlap or belts, according to a court document filed in the case against alleged serial killer Rex A. Heuermann,

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Alexis Nieves and Jeffrey Mackey, as well as co-defendants Amanda Wallace and Steven Brown, are all facing felony charges. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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