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The Who, Boy George and Pantera are among the performers coming to Wantagh this summer.

Jones Beach summer concerts are here! Get tickets now.

The comedian's bringing his "It Ain't Right" tour to Long Island on Aug. 15.

Sebastian Maniscalco sets Jones Beach show

Northstage and Mineola Playhouse also featured big stars back in the day.

Remembering when Broadway shows played at Jones Beach, Westbury

The new wave bands will tour together for the first time.

Devo, B-52s team for Jones Beach concert

"This year really reminded us how lucky we are to have you," Alexis Roderick Joel wrote on social media.

Billy Joel, family celebrate 'extra special' Father's Day

Chestnut was banned from the competition last year after he had a falling out with the sponsor.

Joey Chestnut, 16-time winner of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest, returns after sponsorship dispute.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend began to sour on the experience, defense lawyers suggested, when she learned he was romancing other women.

Combs' ex was willing participant in 'freak-offs,' defense says at trial

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Combs has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting men across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.

Sean Combs' ex-girlfriend testifies that she continued 'freak-offs' so she wouldn't disappoint him

"There should be no efforts whatsoever to have interaction with this jury," the judge told Combs' defense team.

Judge said he would consider banning 'Diddy' from his sex trafficking trial after music mogul nodded twice to jurors

The Piano Man, who has been dealing with serious health issues, had dinner recently with Stern.

Billy Joel tells Howard Stern: 'I'm not dying'

Defense lawyers in the racketeering and sex trafficking case against Sean "Diddy" Combs grilled his former assistant on Friday.

Ex-Sean 'Diddy' Combs aide who testified he raped her grilled by lawyers over social media messages, photos

Martling's Bayville home has been used in several other series, including "Blue Bloods."

Jackie Martling's LI house (and the Joke Man, too) featured in new Amazon Prime series

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits The Barn in Merrick to check out the over-the-top lattes.

Coffees topped with s'mores and more

Members of Islip Forward created an app designed to promote transparency around ICE operations in Long Island communities. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Advocacy group launches Long Island ICE tracker app 

The U.S. Department of Education is referring its investigation into the New York State mascot ban on Native American imagery to the Department of Justice.

Department of Education referring NYS mascot ban to DOJ

Luis Gonzalo Barrionuevo-Fuertes, 18, of Moriches, who has been charged with DWI, audibly sobbed during his arraignment in East Hampton. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

High school student dies in East Hampton crash that left 6 others injured

Newsday food writer Andi Berlin visits Marvel Frozen Dairy on the Long Beach boardwalk.

Sampling soft serve at family-owned ice cream shop in Long Beach

The "No Kings" protests were part of a national day of action against President Donald Trump and his policies. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'No Kings' protests held across LI

Under a new proposal, Amtrak would run three trains a day to Ronkonkoma, also making stops at Hicksville and Jamaica and connecting all the way down to Washington, D.C. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports. 

Ronkonkoma to D.C.on one train? Yeah, that's the ticket!

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Tony's Tacos in Garden City to learn how to make Italian tacos.

LI Works: Shelling out tacos with a twist

With the Las Vegas Sands casino project for the Nassau Coliseum dead, observers are waiting for Nassau officials to reveal Plan B for the county-owned site. Newsday politics reporter Candice Ferrette examines the issue.

With casino project dead, what's next for Nassau Coliseum?

Its cleanliness, safety and tranquil vibe put it as the nation's best beach, according to a Florida researcher's new rankings.

Life's a beach on LI!

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Rain was on tap Wednesday, as temperatures were forecast to rise tomorrow and continue to inch up over the next week.

Rain today and temps on the rise

Port Washington residents and officials are mounting a campaign to bring Fernando Mejia back after ICE agents took him from the parking lot of the bagel store he manages.

'Makes me sick that a guy like that could just lose everything'

Darryl Joyner, of the Bronx, has been accused of offering the missing Patchogue girl drugs in exchange for seeing her nude, according to court papers. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Bronx man charged with making inappropriate request to missing girl

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann's defense called a systems engineer for Forensic Bioinformatic Services Inc. to testify as an expert in DNA hearing. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Not up to software industry standards'

Ruthanne McCormack, project coordinator for the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth, said the group might not have the funding to send staff to trainings required by federal law.

'Just taking it day by day'

On Monday, the Yankees honored Joan Hyland, of Malverne, and her nonprofit "Love, Nana" company which creates gift bundles of baby clothes for families in need on Long Island and in New York City.

Yankees honor Long Island grandma for nonprofit work

'Everyone's sad and the teachers were crying'

''Let people know that they are not alone'

Suffolk County has launched a probe into into groundwater contamination around the former Grumman plant in Calverton.

Activists say private drinking wells threatened

Ala Amoachi, the attorney for Nuvia Yessenia Martinez Ventura, says the mother of five was taken into ICE custody after a routine immigration court hearing. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'As counsel, I haven't been given access to her'

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