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Federal transportation officials have approved New York's congestion pricing plan to charge vehicles $9 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan beginning Jan. 5.

Feds give green light for congestion pricing

Frankie Floridia of Strong Island Animal Rescue League rescued a young buck stuck in a pool in Holtsville in October after it tried to drink water off the cover.

Young deer rescued from swimming pool

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

Las Vegas Sands wants to add one lane on each side of a stretch of the Meadowbrook Parkway in order to blunt the impact of a new casino-resort.

Las Vegas Sands proposes Meadowbrook Parkway expansion 

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

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Retired NYPD officer Chris Sasso remembers Suffolk County resident Robert Garvey peppering veteran cops with questions to make himself better.

Former partner: No surprise NYPD officer from LI acted decisively in stab suspect's arrest

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Suffolk judges and court officials conduct adoptions year-round, but for more than 20 years, they have celebrated Adoption Day to share the joy of new families and draw attention to children waiting for adoption.

'Y'all are officially adopted' says judge on day when 11 kids get forever homes

Sands will build a well to meet water demand. 

Sands casino bid's environmental review: Impacts on traffic, air quality and public health

An expanding training program is helping doctors navigate unfamiliar territory amid a shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists.

More LI pediatricians prescribing mental health medication

Two officers received treatment for minor injuries, according to authorities. 

Pedestrian fatally struck by Nassau County police vehicle

A partnership between the Rockville Centre Housing Authority and a private developer plans to make $32 million in improvements to the facility.

Rockville Centre housing complex wins 32 years of tax breaks

Hraklis Morris, of Mastic Beach, was cleared of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter charges Thursday evening in the death of Modesto Salguero-Guillen, of Greenport

Jury finds Mastic Beach man not guilty of murder

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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

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 

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