Suffolk District Attorney Timothy Sini announced a new drug program on Monday for misdemeanor offenders that gives defendants an option of drug treatment in exchange for a dismissal of their charges. 


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"We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

A lesson in memoir writing at the Yaphank jail

A single-engine Beechcraft V35 made an emergency landing on the beach in Shoreham on Friday due to a reported engine issue, according to the FAA.

Small plane lands on Shoreham Beach after engine trouble

Remarks by Chief Deputy County Executive Lisa Black at a recent conference give a closer look at how Suffolk County officials scrambled to deal with the Sept. 8 ransomware attack. Hear analysis from Newsday reporter Mark Harrington.

Top Suffolk official said 'We're shutting down our emails'

With strong winds speeding the flames, Central Islip firefighters rescued a woman from a second-floor window Tuesday night. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Firefighters rescue woman from blazing home

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Babylon High School officials said there were a number of students and staff experiencing vomiting and nausea Friday. 

Norovirus suspected in stomach illness that sickened more than 80 Babylon HS students

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"While we very much value John James Audubon's contribution to art and to ornithology, we also found during our assessment process that the name Audubon presented a barrier to getting more people involved," said Jessica Wilson, executive director of NYC Audubon.

NYC Audubon: Shedding name of naturalist who traded in slaves

The "Just Call" initiative began Monday — the beginning of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week — with a social media campaign and will continue though prom and graduation season, officials said.

Awareness campaign about social host law

The plan calls for redirecting highly treated wastewater from sewage treatment plants to water dependent facilities such as golf courses, rather than discharging the pollutants into the ocean or coastal waterways. 

Local experts call for 'revolutionizing' use of recycled water to save aquifer, avoid pollution

Leniz "La Diablita" Escobar was convicted in April of racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering on the fifth anniversary of the four victims' April 2017 hacking deaths in a Central Islip park.

Prosecutors oppose new trial for convicted MS-13 gang associate, court papers show

One Long Islander owed nearly $50,000 while another had roughly $39,000 in unpaid tolls and fees.

MTA seizes 20 vehicles for $600,000 in unpaid tolls

Charges filed against Suffolk County Legis. Nicholas Caracappa in December 2020 were formally dismissed earlier this month, according to Caracappa and his attorney.

Suffolk Legis. Nicholas Caracappa's domestic violence case dismissed

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High school students debated the presence of armed campus guards on campus Wednesday during a mock hearing at the Suffolk legislative offices in Hauppauge.

HS students participate in mock hearing over armed campus guards 

Sweetbriar Nature Center's wildlife care coordinator, Isabel Fernandes, gave an update on the injured coyote caught last week in Queens. Fernandez said once the coyote is healed, the goal is to release it to a familiar place.

Injured coyote resting and recovering at Sweetbriar Nature Center

Dramatic video captured by resident Luis Lopez shows the moments leading up to the North Lindenhurst plane crash on Sunday.

Plane crash caught on camera

Officials are investigating a small plane crash and fire Sunday in North Lindenhurst. A passenger was killed and the pilot and other passenger were seriously burned, according to officials on Monday. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

'A very large explosion': Investigation into North Lindenhurst plane crash

One person was killed in the crash of a single-engine plane Sunday near Republic Airport. Plane wreckage, fire and billowing smoke are seen in videos from the scene. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

Flames, billowing smoke after plane crash near Republic Airport

Jennifer Wustenhoff Lees announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of her father's killer.

'It has been 33 very long years,' says daughter of detective killed in 1990 car bombing 

Suffolk police said an explosion on a sailboat with a gas leak injured a 44-year-old man whom officers found "in the wreckage" in Islip Thursday night.

Security camera captures boat explosion in Islip canal

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office is ready to welcome a new "employee" – Tillman, a nearly 2-year-old service dog. Tillman will be working with child victims, putting them at ease in difficult situations. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'I was very happy when my name and Tillman's name got called together'

  Following a serious car accident in 2020, Maryann and Leon Esquibel of Smithtown, learned weeks later they were each suffering with a potentially life-threatening brain bleed. On Tuesday, they reunited with their neurosurgeon at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital to celebrate their 65th wedding. anniversary. 

Smithtown couple celebrates 65th wedding anniversary after each had life-saving surgery. 

Suffolk County police partnered with the Commack Fire Department on Saturday for the 13th annual blood drive in memory of Officer Glen Ciano, who was killed by a drunken driver in 2009. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Commack blood drive held in memory of Officer Glen Ciano

Reducing air traffic at the East Hampton Town Airport could cause a ripple effect in neighboring communities such as Montauk where residents worry about the consequences of flights diverting to the privately-owned Montauk Airport. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Montauk advocates weigh in with concerns about East Hampton airport operations

Parts of a pre-Civil War shipwreck were discovered by NPS employees on Fire Island in October, who, on Friday, said they believe they've discovered what is left of the SS Savannah, the first steamboat to cross the Atlantic. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's just a cool find. It really is.'

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