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Rise Life Services debuted its youth suicide prevention center in Riverhead on Thursday, to face an alarming increase in suicide. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

First youth suicide prevention center opens in Riverhead

Car buyer Jeff Dietz of Bay Shore assesses impounded cars that will be auctioned Saturday at the Suffolk police impound lot in Westhampton. "Everybody's looking for a bargain," he says.

'This car's been hit before': Buyer previews cars at police auction lot

Family and friends gathered in Manorville to celebrate the 80th birthday of Victor Tastrom, a retired court officer, Vietnam veteran and widower who lost his wife to COVID-19.

A surprise he'll never forget

"We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

A lesson in memoir writing at the Yaphank jail

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Competition was fierce for the 124 cars auctioned off at the Westhampton impound lot on Saturday.

Suffolk police vehicle auction draws about 1,000 bidders

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Through the public health emergency, roughly 81,000 people gained coverage in Nassau, while about 102,000 did the same in Suffolk, according to state health department data.

What to know about the end of continuous Medicaid enrollment 

"At no point were any students, faculty or staff in harm's way," the superintendent said in a letter to parents.

Bullets brought to Riverhead High School, student arrested, police say

Judge Joseph Santorelli, who issued the preliminary injunction, also denied the business' motion to dismiss the case, which has been ongoing since September, when Santorelli issued a temporary restraining order closing the business.

Judge orders Sloth Encounters to stop violations of Islip Town code

Mental health concerns rose to the top of the 2022 survey of Long Island residents, replacing cancer.

Survey: Depression, suicide top health concerns for LIers

Anthony Alexander faces up to 30 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills to an undercover officer, officials said.

DA: Deer Park man found guilty in sale of pills with fentanyl

Draft minutes posted to the library's website and since removed, say the board suspended director Helen Crosson with pay Monday and asked for her resignation. 

Half Hollow Hills library director suspended with pay, draft minutes show

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A single-engine Beechcraft V35 made an emergency landing on the beach in Shoreham on Friday due to a reported engine issue, according to the FAA.

Small plane lands on Shoreham Beach after engine trouble

Remarks by Chief Deputy County Executive Lisa Black at a recent conference give a closer look at how Suffolk County officials scrambled to deal with the Sept. 8 ransomware attack. Hear analysis from Newsday reporter Mark Harrington.

Top Suffolk official said 'We're shutting down our emails'

With strong winds speeding the flames, Central Islip firefighters rescued a woman from a second-floor window Tuesday night. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Firefighters rescue woman from blazing home

High school students debated the presence of armed campus guards on campus Wednesday during a mock hearing at the Suffolk legislative offices in Hauppauge.

HS students participate in mock hearing over armed campus guards 

Sweetbriar Nature Center's wildlife care coordinator, Isabel Fernandes, gave an update on the injured coyote caught last week in Queens. Fernandez said once the coyote is healed, the goal is to release it to a familiar place.

Injured coyote resting and recovering at Sweetbriar Nature Center

Dramatic video captured by resident Luis Lopez shows the moments leading up to the North Lindenhurst plane crash on Sunday.

Plane crash caught on camera

Officials are investigating a small plane crash and fire Sunday in North Lindenhurst. A passenger was killed and the pilot and other passenger were seriously burned, according to officials on Monday. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

'A very large explosion': Investigation into North Lindenhurst plane crash

One person was killed in the crash of a single-engine plane Sunday near Republic Airport. Plane wreckage, fire and billowing smoke are seen in videos from the scene. NewsdayTV's Pat Dolan reports.

Flames, billowing smoke after plane crash near Republic Airport

Jennifer Wustenhoff Lees announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of her father's killer.

'It has been 33 very long years,' says daughter of detective killed in 1990 car bombing 

Suffolk police said an explosion on a sailboat with a gas leak injured a 44-year-old man whom officers found "in the wreckage" in Islip Thursday night.

Security camera captures boat explosion in Islip canal

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office is ready to welcome a new "employee" – Tillman, a nearly 2-year-old service dog. Tillman will be working with child victims, putting them at ease in difficult situations. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'I was very happy when my name and Tillman's name got called together'

  Following a serious car accident in 2020, Maryann and Leon Esquibel of Smithtown, learned weeks later they were each suffering with a potentially life-threatening brain bleed. On Tuesday, they reunited with their neurosurgeon at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital to celebrate their 65th wedding. anniversary. 

Smithtown couple celebrates 65th wedding anniversary after each had life-saving surgery. 

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