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A bomb threat was made Wednesday at the Suffolk County home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the EPA. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'My family and I were not home at the time and are safe'

The Long Island Harley Owners Group held its annual toy run on Sunday, riding from Babylon to Wading River to donate toys to a local charity for the holidays. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'We could not do it without them' 

Nine students were taken to area hospitals to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus crashed at North Babylon High School Sunday.

School bus accident leaves several injured in North Babylon 

Modupe Ruth Ogunlaja Armstead and her husband, Don Armstead, owners of MRO Palace in Elmont, spoke about how they will be using Small Business Saturday to boost their business — not an easy task for a store where everything is custom-made.

'I want everybody that comes here to have an experience'

The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act will go into effect Dec. 15, and while some pet stores call the ban unconstitutional, proponents of the law say it will bring needed change. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'We have no choice but to shut down.'

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The bikers' toy run to the Little Flower Children and Family Services campus has been an annual tradition since 1985.

Harley owners group brings gifts for kids at Wading River nonprofit

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Connor Kasin, 17, collapsed during a charity hockey game in honor of a Syosset High School graduate killed in a car crash last year.

Massapequa hockey player dies after collapsing during game

The students on the bus were members of the North Babylon boys winter track team.

Students injured in school bus crash at North Babylon High School

The eastbound lanes of the expressway were closed during the police investigation for about five hours. 

Multi-vehicle crash on LIE in Plainview kills 1, injures 3, police say

The cause of the fire is still being investigated by the county fire marshal.

Fire interrupts Wantagh fest, postpones Christmas tree lighting

Long Island school districts have hired recently retired educators far more often since the pandemic.

At least 46 recently retired LI educators earned over $200,000 in salary and pension

She was an uncomplaining optimist who took on the breadwinner role for five children in Southampton, her family says.

Ange Cole, who made military equipment in Sag Harbor during WWII, dies at 100

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A woman crossing Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia on Wednesday was killed. Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Police searching for hit-and-run driver

Meals prepared by the volunteers by the Christian Life Center Church were delivered to charitable organizations, homeless shelters and individuals. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'We're just doing the best we can do'

Retired city firefighter Kevin Williams from Patchogue shares his story on receiving a life-saving organ donation. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

'It's a very humbling and very emotional thing'

Suffolk police said they responded to a 911 call at a Dix Hills home Wednesday night and found Josephine Bekatoros, 84, stabbed to death.

Daughter faces murder charge in stabbing of mother

Christopher DiGiovanna was charged with more than 20 counts of animal cruelty after 11 dogs were discovered in his rat-infested home, authorities said.

Centereach man charged with animal cruelty 

The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

Las Vegas Sands wants to add one lane on each side of a stretch of the Meadowbrook Parkway in order to blunt the impact of a new casino-resort.

Las Vegas Sands proposes Meadowbrook Parkway expansion 

The boats were set ablaze after a woman crashed into one while driving intoxicated, Suffolk police said. 

'They were brand new boats' 

Michael J. Hynes was arrested and charged with DWI after police say he crashed his car into a motorcyclist in Sayville on Sunday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Superintendent pleads not guilty

The DeMasi family talks about their 'Thanksgiving miracle' 21 years ago, when baby Gina came home from the hospital after being born four months early.

'Only gave you a 30% chance of living'

Newsday's John Hildebrand says LI students from affluent families scored better on certain state exams. 

State scores are down in English and Math 

Volunteers gathered at the Community Ambulance Company in Sayville to hand out more than 300 donated turkeys to military veterans for Thanksgiving. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'It's nice to be able to give back'

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Hundreds of Long Island educators are double dipping, a term used to describe collecting both a salary and a pension. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

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