A 3-year-old boy died after a man backing his pickup truck out of his driveway hit the boy on Floyd Road in Shirley on Saturday, Suffolk police said. 

 


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Dockers, a waterside restaurant in East Quogue, was damaged by a fire Wednesday afternoon. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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NYPD and VFW members honored Anthony J. Fuoco as he was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River.

'He had no family to be there with him as he passed on'

The dart-launching devices that fire GPS trackers will help reduce the need for high-speed pursuits. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Almost like the old Batman scenes'

An Islip Forward protester was thrown out of an International Women's Day luncheon in Huntington Station.

'Why don't you support immigrant women?'

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Hochul's statement came a few days after White House border czar Tom Homan promised to flood New York City with ICE agents.

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The site was once the center of manufactured gas operations for the former Long Island Lighting Co.

New toxins found at remediated manufactured gas site in Sag Harbor

Newsday found more than 175 massage spas where police arrested employees for prostitution or other crimes.

Map: These LI massage spas have been raided as officials attempt to disrupt sex trade

After marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965, Williams dedicated her life to championing equality and housing.

Civil rights advocate from Huntington dies at 91

The village will send out online surveys seeking public input on its apartment moratorium.

Amityville extends apartment ban, seeks public input

The 34,000-square-foot mosque is being spearheaded in part by a new, younger generation of Muslims, who number some 100,000 on the Island.

Groundbreaking of massive Suffolk mosque set for this weekend

On Long Island, nuns devoted to the Knicks say they're just as passionate as the sisters of San Antonio are for the Spurs.

'Villanova trinity' has some LI nuns doubling up on prayers for Knicks

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Suffolk County police officers and members of the Mastic Fire Department rescued a dog from a collapsed cesspool on Concord Road in Shirley.

Dog rescued from collapsed cesspool in Shirley

The SCPD commissioner says the department does "not get involved in immigration enforcement ever, period." NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Something we have not seen before'

Suffolk County police said a Farmingville man faces murder charges after he fatally stabbed his estranged wife, injured a teenage relative, and stabbed himself.

Charged with 2nd-degree murder

A police patrol unit found woman's body in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue south of River Road in Manorville on Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Woman's body found in Manorville woods

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'

Hundreds attended the funeral for Edeedson Cine Jr., 23, in Dix Hills on Friday.

Final farewell for CVS worker

A Three Kings Day event took place at the Knights of Columbus in Brentwood on Sunday. The celebration provided a warm, welcoming environment in a time of uncertainty, according to some attendees. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Show a little love and compassion'

Hundreds of people attended the candlelight vigil in Lindenhurst Monday evening for Edeedson Cine Jr., who was fatally stabbed while working at CVS on Christmas.

Victim's father speaks at vigil

Dozens gathered in cold and rainy weather in Central Islip to protest alleged ICE detention conditions at the federal courthouse. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Laney McGowan died after a long and courageous battle with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of genetic epilepsy. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We always prayed and we wished they would have a cure'

Drones and helicopters flew over the sites of the fires in Suffolk Monday as investigators determined the cause of the fires. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Burn ban remains in effect

Scenes from Westhampton on Saturday evening as firefighters battled the brush fire.

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Matthew Smith pleaded guilty in a Riverhead courtroom for a DWI crash that claimed the life of off-duty police officer Patricia Espinosa. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has more.

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Sister Marie Mackey, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood. The nuns have added an orange candle for the Knicks to their array of blue candles lit for peace.

Long Island nuns praying for a Knicks title

Police have raided nearly 240 spas in the last five years — 85 places more than once — and arrests are up more than 1200%. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie has the details.

Hundreds of LI massage spas sell sex. Neighbors complain. Raids are up. Business thrives.

The best friends, who are known at South Side High School as the "Dynamic Duo," are among Newsday's 2026 Extraordinary Seniors.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed stops by the iconic Jamesport Country Store, your go-to destination for vintage antiques, vibrant local art, and charming homegrown goods.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Yaphank Deli to try their "chip bag sandwich."

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The lack of formal reporting requirements is part of a statewide effort to keep kids in homes and out of the child welfare system, advocates say. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion have more.

Jor’Dynn Duncan missed 40 days of school before her death. Her district wasn't required to flag it.

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 woods to help protect a species

Dennis Arfa, the architect of the Piano Man's record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, was inducted on Saturday into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music Hall of Fame

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland chats with LGBT Network President David Kilmnick and Newsday features reporter David J. Criblez about Long Island's 2026 Pride Month celebrations.

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