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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.

'Increase in untheorized drone flights within airports' 

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.

A packed courthouse for Singh plea

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.

'This is part of our symbol of pride'

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

'It is so hard when you retire'

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The North Jerusalem Road was closed in both directions from Wantagh State Parkway to Loring Road following the 5:33 p.m. Sunday crash, police said.

Cops: At least 1 hurt in crash on North Jerusalem Road in Levittown

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The head-on crash happened late Saturday, Village Chief of Police Stuart Cameron said.

Two drivers die in Old Westbury collision, police say

Patrick Wall, 25, allegedly contacted homeowners as a masonry worker offering to repair parts of their homes.

Man damaged homes on purpose to inflate repair costs, Nassau police say

The crash occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. between exits 55 and 56.

Crash prompts closure of westbound LIE in Brentwood, police say

Long Island will dodge any real impacts from a winter storm moving farther south.

Long Island weather: Colder than normal, but little snow

Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

Blakeman: Flags to be lowered in honor of Jimmy Carter

The retailer, which filed for bankruptcy protection in December, has nearly 700 locations nationwide, including 13 on Long Island and 10 in New York City.

Leases for Party City stores to be put up for auction in February

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

A taste of France in Long Beach

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

'I tried to get out to him'

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

'That's a kick in the butt'

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.

'Wouldn't wish this pain on anyone'

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.

'It's what the season's about'

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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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