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Swimming was banned on and off on the Fourth of July as sharks, and what turned out to be dolphins, were spotted at Robert Moses State Park. Some beachgoers said there's no way they'd go for a dip, while others said they weren't bothered by the sightings. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Are sharks a deterrent for a dip in the ocean?

A white garbage truck crashing into a school bus and several vehicles at the tail end of the morning commute in Hauppauge. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Volunteers from seven fire departments battled a Sunday morning blaze at the 100-year-old Episcopal Church of the Messiah on Carleton Avenue, which fire officials said destroyed the interior.

'It's devastating. This is our home:' Congregation mourns after fire

Three military headstones were dedicated by the Society of the Grand Army of the Republic at Hauppauge Rural Cemetery on Saturday, in a ceremony held ahead of Juneteenth. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

3 headstones unveiled for military veterans in Hauppauge

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The Shih Tzu-Poodle mix is in need of medication, police say. 

Cash reward offered as Suffolk police seek thief who took Bandit

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Two reported shark bites Tuesday in waters off Quogue Village Beach and Fire Island Pines bring to four the number of possible attacks since Monday, authorities said.

'It happened so fast.' Teen recalls shark attack, 2 more apparent bites reported off LI beaches

The Honda Accord crossed into the southbound lanes of Sweet Hollow Road and struck a Toyota Prius head on, police said. 

23-year-old Huntington Station man killed in DWI crash in West Hills, police say

Georgina Cornago of Lynbrook has pushed for more EpiPens in public locations since her 14-year-old son died of an allergic reaction to peanuts in 2013.

Suffolk legislation allows police to carry EpiPens

Two World War II veterans participated in the Southampton parade, and parade-goers in Oyster Bay were asked to remember those serving overseas.

Patriotism, WWII vets celebrated at Fourth of July parades on LI

The hamlet celebrated the George Young Community Center, founded in 1923 as a grade school.

Jamesport's July 4th festivities include community center's 100th anniversary

Maria B. Tixi Tixi, 84, of Ecuador, was killed when the car she was in rolled over in Riverhead; the driver was arrested for driving without an interlocking device, police said.

Crash kills passenger on LIE ramp; driver arrested for not using breathalyzer device, police say

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Residents packed town hall on Tuesday to give their opinions on legislation that would make apartments in detached garages and basements in Huntington legal, which they had been until 2019.

Residents speak out for and against legalization of basement apartments

Pete Topping, executive director of the nonprofit Peconic Baykeeper, and his team tag horseshoe crabs in Shinnecock Bay to better understand Long Island waterways and ecosystems. 

Tagging 'mini marine tractors' to better understand LI's ecosystems

At a ceremony in Hauppauge on Tuesday, veterans, families and local officials gathered to honor and remember the 79th anniversary of D-Day, when more than 150,000 American and allied soldiers stormed the beaches and skies over Normandy. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

LI honors veterans on the 79th anniversary of D-Day

Authorities are trying to figure out why a MacArthur Airport-bound plane made it here from Tennessee on Sunday but then turned around over Long Island and headed back south. Four people died, including an East Hampton toddler and her mom, after their plane crashed in Virginia. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Neighbor of plane crash victim: 'We're just so sad, so sad'

Pride was celebrated with two parades in Babylon and Patchogue, which held its first one. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This just shows how much people came out to support love, not hate'

The Suffolk County Police Department named a new Marine Bureau vessel after Sgt. David Cherkes, who died in 2020 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. His widow Kristine Cherkes spoke at the dedication ceremony Thursday.

'That man was extraordinary': Suffolk police vessel dedicated to late sergeant

At the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum in West Sayville, a monument was unveiled on Memorial Day honoring Operation Red Wings and the service members killed on the mission in Afghanistan in 2005, as well as the one service member who survived. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Michael Murphy's father: 'They gave their tomorrows for us to have today'

The Greenport carousel reopened Friday after a remediation project to remove lead paint that kept the attraction closed for about a month and a half.

Lead paint gone, carousel 'cleaned up completely and perfectly safe'

Volunteers are building a replica of a spy boat that the Patriots used during the Revolutionary War to ferry intelligence on British activities across Long Island Sound to Connecticut. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

I spy a replica Revolutionary War boat in Port Jeff

In the wetlands of Mastic Beach in April, authorities say, a couple in a pickup truck dumped broken cinderblocks and concrete along Grove Road West. A bystander who witnessed the incident reported it to authorities who charged the Holbrook couple. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Holbrook couple charged after allegedly dumping debris in Mastic Beach wetlands

A Town of Riverhead skate park was renamed in honor of Wesley Dean Ackley, a passionate skateboarder who worked to keep the park free and died of cancer at 27 in January. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'He wanted everybody to have the opportunity to skate'

According to reports, more than 600 instances of malware were found on computers before the cyberattack, NewsdayTV's Mark Harrington discusses.

Suffolk Country computers may have been compromised prior to last year's cyberattack

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