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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visited Garcia's Taco Bar in Brentwood to try their birria ramen.

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An arbitrator detailed ex-officer George Trimigliozzi's poor job performance before his high-profile criminal case. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach has more.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed heads to a new restaurant opened by the same owners who created Westhampton Beach Brewery.

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Former Holy Trinity lineman Lance Swift spoke with Newsday high school sports reporter Jared Valluzzi after the Titans suspended their football program.

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The Manor of St. George is one of the most serene spots on the Island. But on one night in 1780, it was the scene of a bloody battle, NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

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NewsdayTV's Marie Elena Martinez got a sneak peek at the new Babylon Whiskey Down Diner location, which is currently under construction with plans to open in the fall.

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For a quick trip not far from home, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano checks out the Rockaway Hotel.

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Suffolk County officials Monday warned of scammers, preying primarily on the elderly, who direct people to liquidate their life savings to buy gold bars. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joined the volunteers of Save the Great South Bay to clean oysters. The oysters are cleaned weekly and then placed back into the bay, where they'll be able to help filter the water.

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As boaters set out on the water this summer, they will be paying more at the pump. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Following two days of hazy skies from the Canadian wildfire smoke, NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has a look at what the weekend weather will look like.

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NewsdayTV goes behind the scenes of the day Rex Heuermann was sentenced for the Gilgo killings.

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The hazy skies are hanging around Long Island Thursday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to fill the air.

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Forecasters cautioned that the air quality could diminish again but predicted an approaching storm would improve conditions.

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The town approved Long Island's first AI data center moratorium late Thursday as opposition builds against a proposed Yaphank facility.

Brookhaven OKs 18-month ban on AI data centers

While representing a client in a divorce and home sale, she took funds earmarked for an escrow account and used them to pay for her own expenses.

LI attorney sentenced to 6 months for stealing $400,000 from clients

But skeptical town board members voted this week against spending $250,000 to advance the long-embattled airport project.

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The total weight of the cocaine seized in the arrest of Omar Morales-Negron exceeds 1,000 pounds, according to federal authorities.

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Massapequa will take on Minersville (Pa.) in the opening game of the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Breen Field in Bristol.

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A heat advisory remains in effect on Long Island through late Thursday. NewsdayTV's meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.

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Homeowners say their taxes make it almost unaffordable to live on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa sat down with Newsday towns reporter Sam Kmack to learn more about residents who are taking action.

'Homeowners are under real financial pressure'

Vincent Puleo, who's worked in public office for nearly two decades, terminated the spa's lease following Newsday's reporting. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie talks with Newsday reporters Sandra Peddie and Bahar Ostadan about the story.

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Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem'

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There have been 23 closures due to shark sightings at Queens' Rockaway Beach and that has other South Shore beaches on alert. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

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DeVuono describes her scheme to an undercover investigator in January 2022.

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Joe Tosini, owner of River Center Shopping Center in Riverhead, said the businesses in the center lost power during Saturday's storms and that their electricity wasn't restored until late Tuesday afternoon. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We're still behind'

The foundation paid for staff events at wine bars, a $2,000 limo ride and a Gracie Mansion gala. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'auria, Richard Kessel, current chairman of the Nassau Health Care Corporation and Albany Law School professor Randle Pollard discuss.

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It was an unimaginable crime that shattered the idyllic image of a suburbia. On July 4, 1956, little Peter Weinberger, only 32 days old, was snatched out of his stroller on the back patio of his family's home in Westbury and killed. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Dangerous extreme heat with the possibility of thunderstorms are in store for Long Island and the entire NYC area beginning Wednesday, NewsdayTV's meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.

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Juan Bonilla Lagos, who was arrested by ICE in October near his Plainview home, was freed from jail after nine months.

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