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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.'

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.

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The Suffolk County Police Department said 17 businesses have been fined and 18 employees arrested for allegedly selling nicotine vaping cartridges to minors.

Suffolk stores fined, employees arrested for selling vapes to minors

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An event hosted by Stony Brook University highlighted a mapping tool that can be used to find overlooked sites. 

Zoning atlas could aid in search for suitable housing sites

Letitia James alleges crisis pregnancy centers on the Island and statewide have run advertisements for "abortion pill reversal" treatments that she said are misleading and deceptive.

State AG sues Long Island clinics over abortion-reversal claims

The town hired a company to mine online listings of rentals so that the town can investigate them.

Babylon Town cracks down on short-term rentals

McCleery was still walking his 10-mile route at 73 in early 2010 when the U.S. Postal Service recognized him as the oldest mail carrier with the longest route on Long Island

Longtime Greenport mail carrier dies at 87

Eldest Laura, of Sound Beach, Christine and Barbara, both of Ridge, and youngest Joanne, living upstate — are close as ever.

Long Island quad sisters still close after 45 years

The exhibit includes large photo portraits of 18 survivors with expressions ranging from contemplative to joyous.

LI center unveils Holocaust exhibit on Remembrance Day

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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

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

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