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	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.&nbsp;Four people died, including an East Hampton toddler and her mom, after their plane crashed in Virginia. NewsdayTV&#39;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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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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Wednesday will be sunny with a high near 67 and modest winds out of the northeast with occasional gusts approaching 20 mph, the NWS says.

Forecast: Clear, bright day finally on tap for LI

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Lisa Schaffer, 59, of Centereach, was identified by state police as the bus driver. She has a valid commercial driver's license and no violations on her record, according to the DMV.

Police ID Centereach woman as driver in Farmingdale HS bus crash

Jennifer Nelson, 36, was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident with serious injuries. She had faced between 5 and 25 years in prison if convicted of the top charge.

LI mother acquitted of attempted murder for running over teen she thought bullied her son

State DEC is once again exploring the prospect of requiring saltwater anglers to buy a license.

State DEC weighs requiring license for saltwater anglers

Henry Delgado, the final defendant in what authorities describe as a large-scale retail theft and fencing operation involving a Brentwood pawnshop, has pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme.

LI man pleads guilty in Brentwood pawnshop scheme

The plan includes building a public walkway along Huntington Harbor to improve pedestrian access to the shoreline.

Huntington to develop master plan for town's waterfront

Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney will be buried Oct. 10 in a ceremony with a horse-drawn caisson and riderless horse to symbolize the fallen warrior.

WWII soldier whose remains went unidentified for decades to be buried with military honors

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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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