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Shannan Gilbert's sister Sherre and the family attorney, John Ray, spoke on Tuesday about Suffolk police's claim that Shannan died from a "tragic accident." Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Shannan Gilbert's sister speaks out following release of 911 call

Hempstead Village Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. hosted a prayer for peace event following the mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket to help the community feel a sense of togetherness and send a message of solidarity to Buffalo.

Hempstead to Buffalo: You are 'not alone'

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

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American Airpower Museum volunteer pilot David Wigley talks about flying the C-47 and the history of the plane.

C-47 'Gooney Bird' transport plane pilot

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Predicted rainy weather this weekend has delayed the "living history flight" until July, officials at the East Farmingdale museum said.

American Airpower Museum's D-Day flight postponed due to rain

The Veterans Place, a 23-bed shelter that operated on Mill Road since 1996, closed as the need to house homeless veterans has dwindled, said the CEO of the nonprofit that operated it via a subsidiary. All residents were moved to other facilities, officials said. 

Nonprofit closes Yaphank shelter for homeless vets, shifts focus to more permanent housing

Drowned Meadow Cottage in Port Jefferson, the 18th-century home of Culper spy ring member Phillips Roe, will open its doors to the public during ceremonies on June 5 and will be available for tours and school field trips.

Museum is next chapter in history of cottage linked to spy ring, George Washington

Edith Gross, 93, of Oakdale tells of her time at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Holocaust survivor: 'Hate ... never leads to anything good'

Nearly eight decades after being loaded into a cattle car with her family headed to Auschwitz, Edith Gross recounts the horrors of the Holocaust at a town hall in Islip on Thursday. Newsday's Steve Langford reports. 

Holocaust survivor shares story so future generations never forget the horrors 

St. John's Episcopal Church in Oakdale has planted a memorial rock to honor the indigenous and enslaved people buried at the church's graveyard, a move community leaders said will make "history really real to people."

Town's oldest church puts memorial rock in graveyard to honor enslaved, indigenous

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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

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

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