More than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Long Island most residents have gotten their power back, but many say it wasn't soon enough. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd has the story. 


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Lion Lane in Salisbury on Sunday was dedicated to fallen firefighter Walter A. Ernst, who died from a line of duty-related injury.

Salisbury road dedicated to fallen firefighter

Cosplayers dressed as your favorite costumed heroes, along with creators and local store owners, appeared at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Sunday at Cradle Con's first show in three years, which ran through the weekend. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

Cradle Con, along with cosplayers, return to Cradle of Aviation after 3-year hiatus

White House officials have signaled that any plan that emerges will likely be around the $10,000 in relief Biden pledged as a presidential candidate. Some borrowers, like Leigh-Ann Barde of Central Islip, say it's a start but won't cover all their student debts. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

Biden expected to offer partial student loan forgiveness plan

Thousands in Brooklyn, Long Island, Washington, D.C. and other U.S. cities marched Saturday to support abortion rights and protest the potential reversal of Roe v. Wade. 

Protests over the potential reversal of Roe v. Wade 

''The Beading Hearts," a group of moms who lost their children to drug overdoses, meet monthly with inmates at the Suffolk County jail in Yaphank to share their stories, hoping to change lives. One inmate said: "You would never want to come out of the tunnel if you didn't see the light, and they give you the light." Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'Beading Hearts' string together hope for inmates struggling with addiction

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Rain was overspreading parts of Long Island but predicted severe storms were weakening as they moved east, the weather service said.

Forecast: Evening showers but storms weaken

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Big changes aimed at cutting noise and traffic are about to go into effect. But will they work?

In East Hampton, hope that new rules keep airport, and critics, quiet

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

Philanthropist, longtime matriarch of Modell's, dies

A witness told police the baby, who was in a car with the windows closed outside a store, was crying, coughing and red in the face.

Cops: Woman left 5-month-old in car in Merrick

One is a head surf instructor, another volunteered with pandas. Get to know more than 145 of the top seniors from high schools across LI.

Meet Long Island's 2022 valedictorians

One produced a documentary on 9/11, another is going to Ireland for college. Get to know more than 135 of the top seniors from high schools across LI.

Meet Long Island's 2022 salutatorians

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

Police respond to JCC in Lawrence after bomb threat made via email

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Police released the 911 call Shannan Gilbert made on the morning she disappeared. Authorities also released 911 audio from two Oak Beach residents after Gilbert had knocked on their doors. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Police release Shannan Gilbert 911 call  

Scott Williams of Holbrook got to thank his "three angels" who saved him last month during a meeting at the LIRR's Ronkonkoma station Friday.

Heart attack victim in Florida revived by fellow Long Islanders

Incoming White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attended what is now called Joseph A. McNeil Elementary School in Hempstead. On Thursday, students at her alma mater wrote her letters expressing their pride in the first openly gay person to achieve her position. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Students at incoming White House press secretary's Hempstead elementary school thankful for her inspiration

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference on the dangers and increased circulation of ghost guns. Adams called it not a New York City problem but an American problem.

NYC mayor and NYPD commissioner on combating ghost guns 

COVID-19 will likely continue to spread, medical experts say. Get updates from local doctors on the latest available treatments and ways to protect yourself and your family.

Doctors' tips for getting through a COVID-19 infection

What impact is the legalization of adult-use marijuana having on drug testing for employment? Can employers ban employee use of the drug? Local experts address those questions.

Marijuana and employment: What you need to know

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said that Oyster Bay will join Americans across the country with the "Back the Blue" Ribbon Campaign and celebrate National Police Appreciation Week.

'Back the Blue' Ribbon Campaign in Oyster Bay

Members of the Point Lookout community talk about Lazar LaPenna, the 10-year-old boy who died Friday after suffering a seizure during a Little League game in the hamlet. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.

Tribute to Lazar LaPenna

It's likely that recreational marijuana will be legal to purchase in New York State by early 2023. Experts discuss what this means for Long Island.

Legal marijuana on Long Island

Major crimes on the LIRR, which increased 7% in 2021 compared with 2020, are up 71% the first three months of this year compared with the same period last year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. Newsday's Alfonso Castillo reports.

Crime is up on LIRR and ridership has stalled

Data shows Suffolk County CPS workers' caseload numbers did not meet county guidelines under a county law enacted after Thomas Valva's death. Officials said COVID-19 played a role. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Caseload numbers for CPS workers in Suffolk County did not meet guidelines under a county law enacted after Thomas Valva's death

A memorial service was held in Hicksville on Saturday to honor all law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. 

Memorial to honor fallen law enforcement

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