A new study done by AAA Northeast showed that New York drivers are crashing into more animals from dusk to dawn, most often deer. In 2019, Suffolk County had the third-highest number of crashes. Newsday's Steve Langford has the story.


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The funeral for 13-year-old Anthony Stinton was held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center Moriches on Monday. Anthony died after being struck by a police car on Sept. 9. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It rocks us. It shakes us to our core'

Eighty-two Latinx artists have contributed to the exhibit called "Somos/We Are," which will be on display at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook through Dec. 17. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'Massive amount of talent that we have here on Long Island'

An Oakdale couple heading home from Kismet on Fire Island Sunday night were killed after their boat collided with another vessel. The woman was found inside the capsized boat, and the man was located in the Great South Bay Monday morning. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Oakdale couple dies after Great South Bay boat crash

The Shinnecock Indian Nation's 77th powwow this weekend has drawn thousands to Southampton. Tradition, culture and heritage are the essence of the proud ritual, NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'This is our story, and we get to tell it in our way'

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The company that used to track homes in foreclosure in Babylon Town, including zombie properties, filed for bankruptcy in June.

Babylon hires Fla. firm to track homes in foreclosure that include zombie properties

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Ann Marie Drago said she would prefer to again stand trial for criminally negligent homicide before Suffolk Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro in Riverhead this month. 

Woman previously convicted in death of anti-gang activist rejects offer to avoid second trial

Bellone said the lingering effects of the 2022 cyberattack made it necessary for him to delay submission of his new budget until Oct. 6. 

Bellone delays 2024 county budget a third time

The lawsuit by the districts said both schools "plan to change their respective mascots and/or logos to remove any Native American-associated imagery" but wish to retain their decades-old name. It follows Massapequa's suit to continue using the Chiefs name.

Wantagh, Wyandanch file lawsuit in effort to continue using Warriors team name

"I consent to the entry of a default judgment of divorce against me. ... I waive the service of all further papers in this action except for a Judgment of Divorce," the document reads.

Document: Alleged Gilgo Beach killings suspect served divorce papers, not contesting end of marriage

Jury selection began on Monday in Riverhead in the retrial of Ann Marie Drago for the death of anti-gang activist Evelyn Rodriguez. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Retrial set for defendant in death of anti-gang activist

Forecasters say Long Islanders shouldn't expect a repeat of those dangerous air-quality days in June, when Canadian wildfire smoke turned the air orange.

Smoky Canadian air returns to LI, forecasters say, but not as dense as June's haze

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A vehicle struck siblings Ilona, Dennis and Joseph Kaydanov of Commack while they were jogging, Suffolk County police said. Ilona, 22, was killed. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Police ID sibling victims in fatal Commack car accident

Police called to rescue an iguana found more than they expected.

Deer Park reptile rescue

Residents assess their losses of homes and possessions after a fire tore through a Deer Park apartment complex on Sunday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We just moved in and now we're homeless'

One man is dead and another injured after police say they crashed their 30-foot boat into a West Fire Island house. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

SCPD: ''The boat must have gone airborne at some point'

Two Suffolk County employees from the IT deparment who were subpoenaed to appear before a special legislative committee investigating the 2022 cyberattack didn't show up. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Ransomware attack subpoenas

Victims of the Gilgo Beach killings were found along a stretch of Ocean Parkway on a windswept barrier island at suburbia's end. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

Painting a picture of area where first Gilgo bodies were found

The Fruit & Veggie Prescription program gives participants in Brentwood's Sun River Health Center nutrition classes $20 vouchers to buy locally grown produce. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

A prescription for affordable fresh produce

After being grounded for nearly a year, a 10-year-old Airbus medevac helicopter was overhauled and returned to the Suffolk police department on Tuesday. It is part of a fleet of four choppers used for medical evacuations, pursuits and search and rescue operations. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Back in service and rotor-ready

Football player Robert Bush, 17, collapsed Monday at Newfield High School and is now on life support. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

High school football player's family hoping for a 'miracle' 

Two days after a man leapt into the Great South Bay off the deck of a Fire Island ferry as it neared the dock in Bay Shore, officials confirmed there is an ongoing U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the incident.

Ferry Jumper facing facing fine

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. 

Sanitation truck hits vehicles sitting at a red light, killing one

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