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A new proposal may widen the Meadowbrook Parkway as Las Vegas Sands wants to add one lane on each side of the highway. 

Las Vegas Sands proposes Meadowbrook Parkway expansion 

A tipster says he told the state about buried drums at Bethpage Community Park nearly a decade ago. Newsday's Ken Buffa reports.

Uncovering the truth about the chemical drums

The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

Darius Paduch, a former LI urologist, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for repeated sexual abuse of his male patients. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Former urologist gets life sentence 

Brian Cordovano, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced by a Suffolk judge to 30 years for killing a friend and another man over a loan. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI man killed longtime friend and another person over a loan

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She would negotiate sales contracts worth millions, then don a hard hat and oversee a delivery, friends and family say.

LI steel industry exec Judy Basmajian dies at 76

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"Wayne was involved," said a fellow year-round Pines resident. "He volunteered for anything he could."

Wayne Heyser, year-round Fire Island Pines resident, dies at 79

Bruce, a lawyer, served as the Village of Flower Hill justice and a member of the board of trustees, and Kaye was a lector and founder of the bereavement group at the Church of St. Mary in Manhasset.

Bruce and Kaye Byrne, of Manhasset, die two days apart at 91, 87

"He was just the real deal," Paul Donahue's son-in-law said.

Longtime heavy equipment salesman and family patriarch from East Moriches dies at 90

"One of the things he was most proud of was the business getting to a hundred years last year," said a son. "He'd talked about that years prior: '... I want to make it to the business being a hundred years old.' "

Skip Goldsmith, owned Southold boating business, dies at 85

With a sharp snare and a propulsive energy, Haynes was both a pioneer and a pillar of jazz across many eras.

Roy Haynes, versatile jazz drummer, dies at 99

As a child Wise distributed informational materials as part of a local NAACP campaign aimed at ending segregation.

William B. Wise, Westbury Village trustee, dies at 85

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An NYPD officer shot and killed a robbery suspect Tuesday in Queens during a gunfight that left both the officer and a bystander wounded.

Gunfight leaves suspect dead; cop, bystander wounded

The mother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose at the Nassau County jail alleges correction officers failed to provide adequate care for her son before he died.

Lawsuit alleges jail staff failed in overdose death

Southold Police Chief Steve Grattan said three people who were inside the house at the time of the fire made it out safely. Those residents reported that a fourth person who was on the second floor of the home may have been trapped inside.

One dead in Mattituck house fire

New York City officials said a homeless man allegedly went on an unprovoked stabbing spree across town in Manhattan Monday, killing two men and a woman.

NYC stabbing suspect arrested by cop who hails from LI

Brookville Village Police Chief Kenneth Lack says license plate readers are an essential tool for law enforcement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

More eyes on the roads

Nassau and Suffolk police on Saturday night shut down illegal street takeovers at a Uniondale parking lot and the Ronkonkoma train station, where more than 40 cars had gathered. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Crazy to do it in the train parking lot'

Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talks about how some LI school districts are dealing with the financial strain of sex abuse settlements. 

'The taxpayers need to know what you are doing'

Clarke field hockey player Rebecca Palumbo was diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She has since beaten cancer and returned to the sport. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

'When I found out it was cancer, it was scary'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano got a sneak peek at "Disney on Ice: Let's Dance," which is at UBS Arena through Nov. 17.

'One big Disney dance party'

Here's how these Long Island content creators use TikTok to build their careers.

Meet the Long Islanders making it big on TikTok 

A Newsday investigation shows that about 70% of tickets issued by Suffolk County for school bus camera violations in 2023 took place on roads that students don't cross. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Ridiculous tickets that are illogical'

Charges again North Merrick's James Luca were upgraded after he allegedly tried to blow up the Nassau Department of Social Services building using a propane tank. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Allegedly placed several propane tanks ... at the doors of the DSS building'

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