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	Suffolk County police officers on patrol in Central Islip Friday morning&nbsp;found and captured an exotic cat,&nbsp;which authorities believe is a Eurasian lynx. Newsday TV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;
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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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Jeffrey Mackey and Alexis Nieves pleaded not guilty to murder and conspiracy at their arraignments in Riverhead.

Suspects fatally stabbed couple before scattering dismembered remains, prosecutor says

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After 3½ years and $100 million in legal fees, the diocese and hundreds of survivors of childhood sexual abuse by priests are in a standoff in negotiations.

Diocese bankruptcy case could be thrown out as settlement talks with abuse survivors fail

Heart Saver awards were presented to Deanna Culen, Nicole Ercolani, Lisa Culen, Jen Henick, Dan Cross and Tom Smalling.

Acompora Heart Saver Awards honor those who save lives

"My path to victory is to convince Americans to not vote out of fear," he said at Villa Lombardi's in Holbrook.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks votes 'of hope' in Holbrook

Alexis Nieves and Jeffrey Mackey will be arraigned on charges in connection with the killings of a couple whose remains were found scattered around Long Island, sources say.

Sources: Pair who were arrested now charged with murder in body parts case

Suffolk's Department of Social Services has been the subject of recent controversy.

Romaine picks former Nassau DSS commissioner to head Suffolk agency

Experts say more money in the state budget for mental health services is a welcome relief as the need for community programs and in-patient hospital beds has spiked on Long Island.

Push comes for more mental health services on LI

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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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