<p>Jennifer Nelson, 36, was sentenced to&nbsp;1 ⅓ to four years in prison for running over a William Floyd High School student.&nbsp;</p>


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A bomb threat at Westhampton Beach High School and middle school caused students to evacuate the campus. Separately, Center Moriches schools went into a lockout because of a nearby police pursuit. 

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Seven people were arrested in relation to an alleged $20 million money laundering scam, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Former Nassau detective Hector Rosario, who was accused of moonlighting for the Bonanno crime family, was convicted of lying to the FBI and acquitted of obstruction of justice. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Prosecutors promise to argue they believe Mangano's original 12-year sentence should remain in place.

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Lelis Zavala, 23, was racing another car around midnight Friday near Exit 59 in Ronkonkoma, police said.

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David Fuhrmann faces a maximum of up to 5 years in prison, supervised release for 3 years and a fine of $250,000, according to a 10-page plea agreement filed in federal court.

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Suffolk caseworkers said numerous reports of drug use and neglect against Kerri Bedrick were unfounded.

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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the indictment of 13 alleged gang members accused of stealing cars, credit cards and other valuables. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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The judge in the Gilgo Beach killings case was planning on setting a hearing date for DNA evidence but it has been pushed back. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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Rebecca Browell is one of 12 people who prosecutors say are connected to a sex trafficking case involving a missing teen from East Patchogue. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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Keyli Gomez, 23, of Central Islip, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for luring four young men to their deaths at the hands of MS-13.  

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Police have identified a couple found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide in Islip. 

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Deshaun McClean, a mental health therapist aide who worked at Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center, was in court facing sexual misconduct charges. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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Ralph Knowles, one of the 12 defendants in the case of a missing East Patchogue teen, is now facing more than a dozen new drug charges. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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An appeals court has reversed two counts in the former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's corruption conviction. The charges include bribery and conspiracy charges. 

2 counts reversed in Mangano corruption case 

The nine defendants were arraigned on a 75-count indictment charging them with child sex trafficking, kidnapping and rape.

Defendants plead not guilty at arraignment

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