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With the help of anthropologists, authorities released renderings they hope will help identify a man whose remains were found in Gilgo Beach.

'Homicide by blunt-force trauma'

Ethnic grocers, including stores that specialize in selling Asian, Latino and African goods, are a fast-growing business on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

'I used to have to drive all the way to Queens or Brooklyn'

Convicted killer John Bittrolff seeks DNA comparison of alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'We believe that there is exculpatory information' 

Following demonstrations on the Stony Brook University campus last spring, pro-Palestinian protests again took place Thursday, the first of this current school year. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

SBU demonstrations over war in Gaza resume

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman plan to deputize gun-owning county residents is progressing, with some having completed training. Opponents call the plan "flagrantly illegal." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'I don't know what the big brouhaha is all about'

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Investigators hope the three new images, rendered by forensic anthropologists who studied the person's skull, will help lead to an identification.

Gilgo Beach victim: New images, description released

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Wednesday's rally at the Nassau Coliseum will be the first since Sunday's apparent second assassination attempt for the former president.

Blakeman: Nassau County 'ready' to keep Trump, public safe at Wednesday rally

Police identified the victim as Michael Rampanelli, of Syosset.

Motorcyclist, 21, dies in wrong-way crash in Nassau

The plan also calls for adding two retail shops and a 16-seat cafe.

Vacant Mattituck bank to become affordable apartments 

The shifting demographics on Long Island spurs the opening of more ethnic grocery stores, and sales of ethnic foods at grocery stores in general, retail experts said.

New specialty grocery stores popping up on LI

The legislative report on the 2022 ransomware attack has put new focus on the current government's readiness to head off future attacks. 

Report calls for fixes to Suffolk's cybersecurity readiness; Romaine cites progress

The crash happened on Mastic Road near Dover Avenue, police said.

Bicyclist killed in crash with SUV in Mastic

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Nearly 30 military women were honored at a commemorative medal ceremony at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Right now there really isn't anything a woman can't do'

Justin Timberlake appeared in a Sag Harbor court Friday to plead guilty to a lesser charge in his drunken driving case.

'I did not live up to the standards that I try to hold for myself'

Robert Costello, a former legal adviser to ex-Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen, is working for the Nassau County Attorney's Office.

'Contemptuous' defense witness from Trump trial hired by Nassau County

Police searched Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale Thursday after an anonymous threat, the third at the school that officials said came through a suicide hotline.

Tensions high at school

Noah Green, of Shirley, pleaded guilty Thursday in the drive-by shooting outside the home of then-Rep. Lee Zeldin in October 2022. 

Guilty plea in 2022 drive-by shooting 

LI homebuyers can expect to gain greater buying power as mortgage rates dropped to 6.2% this week. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott and Newsday business reporter Jonathan LaMantia report.

'More buying power to homebuyers'

How to protect yourself from mosquito-borne diseases

More mosquitoes on Long Island: What to know about West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis

Ceremonies in New York City and across Long Island mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Remembering those lost on 9/11

According to sources Wednesday, entertainer Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday to a lesser charge in his drunken driving case in Sag Harbor Justice Court. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Timberlake to plead guilty in Sag Harbor DWI case

Hofstra students watched Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports. 

'I'm here for the history of it'

Suffolk district attorney Ray Tierney formed the county's first cold case unit to solve homicides and review death investigations. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan report.

'An offshoot of the Gilgo investigation'

The state voided vaccination records for 133 kids from Long Island because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said.

The affected students have 14 days to start getting vaccinated 

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