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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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With the high cost of living on Long Island, senior advocates said they have seen an increase in older residents who are taking on extra jobs to keep up.

Senior side hustles: Older LIers working in their golden years to supplement retirement funds

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Pro-Palestinian campus protesters want universities to divest from ties with Israel but fierce opposition and legal barriers remain.

Protesters' demand sparks divesting debate

The 1,097 immigrants ordered removed from October through March was the most of any region outside of the city.

Suffolk immigration deportation orders among highest in state amid NYC surge

Roughly 100 students gathered to protest again on campus. Jewish students said the week's events left them fearing for their safety.

Students briefly renew pro-Palestinian protests at Stony Brook following overnight arrests

Rally attendees decried what they said has been the slow pace of cleanup efforts at the former Grumman Aerospace dumping ground.

At rally, calls to speed up cleanup of Bethpage park

"I'm hoping that this is a time for us to, not only pray, but to build friendship, and build bridges," said Sepi Djavaheri, of the UJA-Federation of New York about the National Day of Prayer event.

Long Island religious leaders gather to pray for peace

"The sewers are the lifeblood of redevelopment. We're excited that things seem to be moving in the right direction," said Thomas Fredette, who co-owns a property near the Riverside traffic circle.

A step forward for Riverside sewer project with creation of new district

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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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