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The 3 victims of Sunday morning's fiery Bethpage car accident have been identified as Vincent Cavaliere, of Bethpage, Nicholas Rivera, of Glendale and Gino Vicale, of Seaford. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Vincent Cavaliere, Nicholas Rivera and Gino Vicale

A doorbell camera captured the aftermath of a fiery crash that resulted in the deaths of three people in Bethpage. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Bethpage crash leaves 3 dead

Home-based day care providers say late payments from the county's Department of Social Services are forcing them to cut staff and run up credit card debt. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'How did it get so out of hand?'

The Trump administration ordered an immediate cease to the wind project near the coast of Long Beach, stating the Biden administration rushed the permit process. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky reports.

'That work has ceased immediately'

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People familiar with the probe say the agency appears to be examining potential influence brought to bear as LIPA considered a range of options about its future.

State watchdog opens inquiry into LIPA and PSEG,  sources say

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The three men were killed in a single-car crash Sunday morning.

Bethpage crash victims identified by police

Queens prosecutors charged nine people, including three Long Island men, with stealing COVID-19 relief funds through claims for fraudulent businesses.

DA: $2.2M in COVID relief funds stolen by 9 people, including 3 from LI

Brothers Nick and John Tsotsos opened the diner on May 1, 1975. On Wednesday, they'll have a special menu for the golden anniversary.

Circle M Diner celebrates 50 years in Wantagh with special $5 menu

The higher costs of meat, eggs and residential rents were partially offset by a drop in gasoline prices.

Consumer prices on LI, metro area rose at faster rate in April than in March, report says

Democrats argue the change would improve voter turnout. Republican say the switch is all about Democrats trying to gain electoral advantage.

NYS court speeds hearing on holding local elections in even-numbered years

The governor said she has "pulled out all the stops" in a last-minute attempt to restart the project, but the effort failed.

Hochul tried to persuade Trump officials to lift order on Empire Wind

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The driver was charged with murder, accused of slamming his pickup into the motorcyclist off the Long Island Expressway in North Hills.

Motorcyclist killed in 'road rage' crash with pickup truck driver, police say

The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center hosted a rally on Sunday where attendees called for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Each and every one of us has a mission'

Kelly was finishing his morning walk on the Upper West Side on a gloomy St. Patrick's Day when something peculiar caught his eye.

Comedian Tom Kelly turns to social media to reunite Syosset grad with lost diploma

The driver, 71, died Thursday afternoon after a crash in Plainview involving seven vehicles along a major Long Island roadway, police said.

Police say driver slammed into multiple cars

The owner of Bridal Reflections in Massapequa assured customers that their wedding dresses were OK following damage from a fire on Sunday. 

'No one will not have their dress'

Thousands of Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in Uniondale on Sunday to signify the end of the holy month of Ramadan. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'A very beautiful moment'

Cold Spring Hills Nursing Home has reached an agreement to remain open, despite many residents having already moved and workers being laid off. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has more.

'Do they get their jobs back?'

Aline Rhonie, an American aviator during World War II, turned her love for flying into a hand-painted mural, which chronicled the early history of flight on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'No doubt Lindbergh looked at this mural'

After five coyote sightings last week the Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County officials are encouraging residents to stay safe and alert.

Take a look at a coyote roaming Oyster Bay

The deadline for a deal that could prevent Woodbury's Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation has been extended to Wednesday. Newsday's Robert Brodsky reports.

'Waiting to find out whether or not this is going to be their home'

Police said a driver crashed her SUV into two parked cars before slamming into a Chinese restaurant in Farmingdale Monday night.

Driver crashes SUV into restaurant, injuring two, police say

Rememberance ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center honors the millions who died at the hands of nazis. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'We haven't learned much'

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The shark was spotted a few hundred feet from the coast.

Great white shark spotted off Montauk coast

You could find these different types of sharks around Long Island waters.

  8 shark species you might see in LI waters

For more than three decades, Rob Rimmer, the chief brand officer at Lacrosse Unlimited in Edgewood, has been pouring his heart into making custom sticks. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI Works: Visiting the Willy Wonka of lacrosse

NewsdayTV's business reporter, Jonathan LaMantia, looks at a stretch of communities, from Syosset to Shirley, affected by steep rises in real estate prices.

Rising home prices on LI challenge house hunters

A woman was injured after her car went over a divider and crashed onto a floating dock in the Port Jefferson Marina Sunday evening, Suffolk police said.

Watch: Vehicle plunges onto dock

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday entertainment reporter David J. Criblez have your look at this summer's biggest concerts on Long Island.

Summer concerts preview: Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper and more 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tries brioche con gelato at Spiga Bakery in Bellmore.

LI bakery serving gelato on brioche

A Newsday analysis found "forever chemicals" above the federal limit in seven Long Island water districts. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'Forever chemicals' in drinking water: 7 Long Island districts above federal limits

3 killed after car hits tree, bursts into flames in Bethpage

Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, and greeted the crowds at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Pope Leo XIV named first American pontiff in history

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