<p>Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday spoke at Island Harvest in Melville to advise that families in need on Long Island could lose food assistance benefits if the proposed federal budget is approved. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.</p>


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West Babylon's Rivers triplets are making history as skiers for Jamaica. One of the triplets will compete in February's Winter Olympics.

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What to know about Long Island's sidewalk snow cleanup laws. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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One young Long Island mother said getting pregnant at 16 has meant putting off plans to go to law school.

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Newsday travel writer Carissa Kellman tries indoor snow tubing at American Dream Mall in New Jersey.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed sits down with former LI Congressman Steve Israel to talk about Israel's new book about Albert Einstein.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Peconic Ice Rink to sharpen skates, check out the Zamboni and see what it takes to maintain the rink in this week's LI Works.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look at the Bald Hill Ski Resort, Long Island's own slope in Farmingville.

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A man was fatally struck and another injured by a hit-and-run driver Thursday evening as they changed a tire on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, police said.

Hit-and-run driver strikes and kills man changing tire

Long Island should dodge significant snow as wind chills will make temperaturs feel as low as minus 10 this weekend. NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.

LI should dodge significant snow

According to.court filings, the $9 million settlement reached in the case of Thomas Valva is in jeopardy after an apparent impasse between Thomas Valva's mother and her lawyers.

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Colleagues described Nassau County police officer Patricia Espinosa as a selfless force of nature willing to step in to help anytime, anyplace.

Colleagues pay tribute to Nassau police officer killed in crash

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Teenagers are having less sex and fewer pregnancies — what that means for schools, families, communities.

Why teen birth rates have plummeted on LI and in the U.S.

Officials with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office said crews were working to restore it.

Visiting area at Suffolk jail in Yaphank loses heat

Fees would rise for residential and building-related permits.

Smithtown mulls hiking fees for permits for electrical work, new pools, fences

Jeffrey Slothower, 47, was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

Federal judge sentences LI investment adviser for defrauding couple

The former Centerport resident founded Seafarer Yacht in the 1950s, pivoted in the '70s to commercial real estate in Huntington and established a foundation to provide private-school scholarships.

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There were no injuries; the residents, eight adults and four children, were being assisted by the Red Cross, authorities said.

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A Utah court is expected to soon rule on whether Gabby Petito's parent can bring a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has the story.

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With freezing temperatures on the Island, penguins at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead had to be moved inside. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'They can suffer from frostbite and respiratory issues'

The Long Island Coalition for the Homeless is conducting its annual count of unhoused people on Long Island, in part to help dole out resources to eradicate homelessness.

'We're looking to hear directly from people who are in need'

The new leadership at NUMC is intending to get the hospital on firmer financial ground. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'Auria has more.

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Attorney Martin Tankleff, who served 18 years in prison for his parents' killings before being exonerated, is now eligible to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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After Renee Good was killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis earlier this month, Long Island is seeng a surge in volunteers joining anti-ICE patrol groups. Newsday reporter Bart Jones spoke with a local responder.

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Newsday reporter Brianne Ledda takes us around the streets of Babylon Village Monday morning.

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Mineola residents were digging out from the snowstorm Monday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Long Island still digging out from snowstorm

Roads are still being cleared a day after Long Island got hit with a major snowstorm. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Some LI roads still hazardous to drive on

Long Island should expect temperatures below freezing on Monday with a 40% chance of snow before midday, NewsdayTV meteorologist Geoff Bansen has the forecast.

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