On Thursday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed a bill that strengthens penalties for tobacco retailers caught unlawfully selling nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under 21. Merchants now face a fine of up to $1,000 for the first violation, and up to $2,000 for each subsequent violation.


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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.'

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

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Cadaver dogs from the New York City and State police departments joined Suffolk County's specialized K-9s to search a wide swath of land in the hamlet and neighboring communities for the third consecutive day, an effort sources said could last more than a week.

Gilgo search of LI woods expands to thousands of pine barrens acres, neighboring communities

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The search marked the latest development in the investigation following the July arrest of suspected Gilgo serial killer Rex A. Heuermann, 60, of Massapequa Park.

Gilgo Beach killings: Investigators search wooded area, officials say

Neighbors contend the site should be preserved as open space.

Lawsuit targets subdivision plan for wooded Halesite parcel

Millions of birds make a stopover in LI's open spaces and backyards, but there are also perils, from free-ranging cats to reflective windows. 

Birds crashing into buildings on rise as migration season picks up

"People are really turning to sci-fi at the moment because the world has changed so much," says one LI fan.

We're in the golden age of sci-fi TV

Syosset's Jeff Ahn is the founder of LI's team that's part of a four-team venture around the U.S. 

Women's pro softball takes Rise on Long Island

The summer road projects are scheduled to be completed in the fall, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.

State to begin $27M in Long Island traffic projects

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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

Kristin Gillespie founded Rights to Unmute to fight misogyny and bullying in the online gaming community. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

'Something needs to change'

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney's office is investigating allegations that members of Steve Bellone's administration "improperly destroyed" and removed county data as they were leaving office last year.

A 'misuse of government property'

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