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Suffolk County is installing a mobile drone detection system to help track down where a drone took off and find the drone's operator.

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Amandeep Singh pleaded guilty Friday to causing the crash that took the lives of two young tennis stars from Roslyn. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Police bodycam video shows Amandeep Singh, who pleaded guilty to killing two Roslyn teens in a wrong-way drunken crash, talking to Nassau police moments after the collision in May 2023.

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Wantagh, Wyandanch, Connetquot and Massapequa have pushed back on the mandate that public schools remove all references to Native American imagery. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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The new age for full Social Security benefits in 2025 is 66 years and 10 months. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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During her nearly 40 years at Newsday, Krach was the kind of person you could count on to get things done and to do it with a smile.

Michelle Krach, longtime Newsday employee, dies at 60

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She helped establish Long Island agencies providing assistance to victims of domestic violence — oftentimes women and children.

Sandy Oliva, advocate for domestic violence victims, dies at 82

The Grumman Aerospace retiree found thousands of Civil War veterans with connections to Long Island.

Robert Farrell, who traced LI Civil War vets, dies at 90

Charles Dolan was a media pioneer who changed the way people watched television.

Dolan founded Home Box Office Inc., later known as HBO, and American Movie Classics, and launched the country's first 24-hour cable channel for local news.

Cablevision founder Charles Dolan dies at 98

The Carter Center said the former president died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, has died at 100

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits LB Bistro in Long Beach for some French cuisine.

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Kayla Masotto was recognized by Suffolk officials for rescuing a man who fell into the icy waters of the Poospatuck Creek on Thursday.

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The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously to increase rates by 33.1% over the next three years. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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Nearly four years after an unknown attacker threw a cup of acid in her face, Nafiah Ikram spoke to Newsday about her struggles on the road to recovery. 

'Nafiah faced the world without any hesitancy'

A humpback whale washed up in Long Beach near Roosevelt Boulevard on Monday, police said. 

Humpback whale found on beach

Suffolk County was the leader in total traffic deaths for New York State in 2023 as 155 people died in traffic crashes.  NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Former President Jimmy Carter "lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds," President Joe Biden said.

People feel 'they lost a friend as well'

Greenport officials aim to reopen the Herschell merry-go-round, which was shut down after a mechanical failure in late September, by Memorial Day.

Work is underway to fix Greenport merry-go-round

Democrat Laura Gillen will enter Washington as a freshman congresswoman representing Nassau's South Shore communities. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'It's time to stop pointing fingers, and start getting the work done'

A firefighter suffered smoke inhalation at a blaze that damaged a house on Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage on Thursday night.

Firefighter treated for smoke inhalation after Old Bethpage fire

Crews are cleaning up debris after a Christmas Day fire at a condo complex in Jericho left people displaced and firefighters injured. 

Christmas Day fire in Jericho leaves firefighters injured

While some Long Islanders spent Wednesday in church celebrating Christmas Day, others prepared for the first night of Hanukkah. It's the first time the two have coincided since 2005. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Theresa Cerney's killing is one of at least 66 cases of dead women being reviewed by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney's new cold case unit. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie have this exclusive story. 

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