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A family out for a walk in Nesconset discovered a group of ducklings in a storm drain after they heard the cries for help.

Group of ducklings rescued in Suffolk

Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai as the sun was setting Wednesday.

Emergency landing caught on camera

Sunrise Liquor Store in Bay Shore sold a Cash4Life ticket worth a guaranteed $7 million.

The winning numbers are... 

An old rotary phone was unveiled at the Suffolk County Environmental Center in Islip on Sunday for grieving people to "call" their loved ones "on the wind." NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I just said I love you. I miss you.'

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Former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison is now the senior managing director, chief strategy officer for Petrone Risk, LLC in Uniondale.

Ex-Suffolk top cop takes job with security firm

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Hempstead issued 140,456 tickets in 2023, with fines starting at $250, according to data obtained by Newsday. 

2023 school bus camera revenues hit $13 million in Hempstead Town

Long Island residents will go to the polls on May 21 to vote on school budgets, board members and propositions for the 2024-25 school year. Search below by school district or candidate to see everything on the ballot in your district.

School Voters Guide: 2024 budgets, propositions, candidates

Experts say the results point to the need for more mental health providers and improved cancer prevention.

LI residents worry most about mental health, cancer, ongoing survey finds

Raymond Bouderau was also ordered to pay $200,000 to the victim, who called him a "con artist, master manipulator and a sociopath" at sentencing.

Hollywood producer sentenced to prison for Hamptons, NYC burglaries

Jordan Aristondo, 22, was riding on Jericho Turnpike when he collided with a car turning into a parking lot, police said.

22-year-old motorcyclist killed in Commack crash

This is in stark contrast to the New York state average of 54%, according to an analysis of 2022-23 school year data.

Only 6% of eligible LI school cafeterias are inspected twice a year as required by law

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New York State Police say one person was injured in a two-car crash in the eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway near North Amityville Friday.

Traffic nightmare on SSP

The Bay Shore school district spent over $600,000 after it was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

$600,000 in legal bills, 45 sexual abuse lawsuits

The fire was between Exits 55 and 56 on the eastbound right shoulder, according to Suffolk police. At one point, three of the four eastbound lanes were closed through the morning commute near Hauppauge.

Hot potatoes: Truck fire causes potato spill on LIE

A fire erupted at the Winters Brothers recycling and waste transfer station in West Babylon on Monday.

Firefighters battle flames at recycling plant

The fire dod not appear to be a criminal act, officials said.

Car catches fire at Smithtown police precinct

Southold police chased a suspect Monday during a 45-minute pursuit along the North Fork, from Riverhead to Greenport, until the driver sped off a 100-foot cliff and landed in Long Island Sound.

45-minute pursuit with police 

A visit to hidden migrant encampments in the Hamptons. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

Hamptons' unseen neighbors

Hidden communities on the East End have become a place of refuge for some migrants. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports on the challenges they face on Long Island.

'It's not so easy to find people'

Haircuts and important blood pressure screenings in Dix Hills. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

Blood pressure screenings and haircuts in Dix Hills

Tom Cutinella, a Shoreham-Wading River football player who died after a traumatic brain injury in 2014, was honored by St. Charles Hospital on Friday for donating his organs.

HS football player who donated organs honored by St. Charles Hospital

Suffolk County SPCA detectives seized 49 animals from a 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman's home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Town: House is now uninhabitable

A woman crashed into a fire hydrant just before 11 a.m. in Coram and is facing multiple charges, including a DUI.

LI woman crashes into fire hydrant, causes flood in car with niece and nephew

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