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NYU researchers are surveying the Eastern box turtle population to better understand how they are faring against habitat destruction, roadways and global warming.`

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI for science

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. spoke with NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa about what life is like for the Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann in jail.

Rex Heuermann's life behind bars

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is back for a second stint with the Giants. Head coach John Harbaugh on Wednesday said Beckham seems healthier and Beckham said he is looking forward to making the most of the opportunity.

Odell Beckham Jr. back with the Giants

Recently passed state auto insurance reforms could help lower car insurance rates as much as 10% for New York drivers, according to some estimates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Game Farm for an inside look at the incredible hands-on wildlife encounters there.

Out East: What's new at the Long Island Game Farm

If approved, it would be the first new hospital on Long Island since 1980. Newsday business reporter James T. Madore has more.

NYU Langone plans new hospital in Melville 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Main Event, an entertainment center that recently opened in Deer Park.

Arcade, bowling and giant claw machine at Main Event 

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus helps make a strawberry crunch ice cream at Coyle's Ice Cream in Islip.

Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs has been a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969.

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Chubs Meats in Medford to try The Brunson, a sandwich inspired by the New York Knicks' star player.

Trendy Bites: Trying a Jalen Brunson-inspired sandwich

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Long Islanders can expect a warm weekend forecast with temperatures in the 80s, there is an air quality alert Friday until 11 p.m., NewsdayTV's meteorologist Geoff Bansen has all the details.

Air quality alert for Long Island Friday

Carmine Agnello's arrest, for allegedly choking his girlfriend during an argument, comes weeks before he is to surrender to prison on a fraud conviction. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Nothing happened,' Agnello said

Schwally, of Dix Hills, is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 12. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Guilty verdict in fatal nail salon crash

Organizers of a newly formed Long Island group, Catholics Welcome Immigrants, are urging Bishop John Barres, the head of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, to take a stand on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We want Catholic people to be part of this movement'

The love for the Knicks was palpable as fans gathered at Long Island restaurants and Madison Square Garden for watch parties to take in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

'If you're a Knicks fan, I want to be around you'

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The Hauppauge resident joined the NYPD after leaving the U.S. Navy in 1970. He didn't talk about the police work at home, his family says.

Retired NYPD homicide detective from Hauppauge dies at 79

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A scuba diver nearly all his life, he salvaged from the Andrea Doria and helped found the Eastern Dive Boat Association.

'Dive-boat captain's captain' Jack Lachenmeyer, of Commack, dies at 89

Known as Peggy, she was the wife of former Mayor Harold Sheprow and mother of the village's current mayor, Lauren Sheprow.

'A trailblazer': Key cog in Port Jefferson political life dies at 95

Over six decades, the Bronx native captained some of the world's biggest stories at Newsday, the New York Daily News, UPI and Bloomberg.

'Newspaper guy' Bill Goldschlag dies at 73

After his service in World War II, Robert Scollon and his late wife Virginia raised a family in Holbrook.

Longtime Holbrook resident dies at 100

Family and friends remembered Trager, of Hollis Hills, Queens, as a passionate storyteller and devoted mother and wife who possessed a great sense of humor.

Cara S. Trager, 'relentless' journalist for Newsday and other publications, dies at 71

She worked as a teacher and administrator at the Martin de Porres School, a special education school, in Elmont.

Longtime special education teacher from Franklin Square dies at 80

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The alleged drunken driver who crashed into a Deer Park nail salon, killing three employees and a customer, bought liquor and drove around the area for about five hours before the crash.

Timeline of events in fatal Long Island nail salon crash

'He will be ... coming out of prison in a body bag'

State Attorney General Letitia James's office is investigating Nassau University Medical Center's former executive leadership. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday's Nassau County politics reporter Candice Ferrette have the story.

'This is public taxpayer money ... so really, every dollar counts'

Prosecutors say 28-year-old Robert Carragher died in his father's arms. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'They attempted to control that bleeding'

Yaphank jail to pilot public health curriculum to help curb gun violence. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'The individuals participating will learn about the causes and consequences of firearm violence'

Nassau police said a 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man at a Massapequa home.

Fatal stabbing in Massapequa

Emily Kelly, 50, of Bayport, is facing a second-degree murder charge for the alleged abuse that led to Jor'Dynn Duncan's death on Dec. 29. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

'It just doesn't seem human'

Ring camera footage appears to show Riverhad Town GOP official leaving the scene after she allegedly struck multiple parked cars and continued driving.

Caught on camera: Riverhead GOP official allegedly hits parked cars

Melanie Smith, a Suffolk nurse who allegedly has been harassed by Michal Pacek for 3 years, spoke Thursday about appearing at Pacek's indictment. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'It felt surreal to ... see the person'

12-year-old Cesar Albarracin Guncay, a 6th grader in Sag Harbor, died during a rafting field trip in the Poconos after the raft overturned in the river.

'Cesar was a cherished member of our school family'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland speaks to actor Gary Sinise about the Wantagh Union Free School District partnering with his foundation to raise money for field trips to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, as well as a commemorative 9/11 statue in front of Wantagh High School.

'To make sure those students never forget'

A team of NASA engineers is studying the Apollo Lunar Module on display at the Cradle of Aviation in Uniondale in preparation of America's next moon landing.

'It's an incredible engineering triumph'

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