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A family out for a walk in Nesconset discovered a group of ducklings in a storm drain after they heard the cries for help.

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Video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai as the sun was setting Wednesday.

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A federal judge also appointed mediators to break the logjam involving clergy sex abuse survivors and the diocese.

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Sunrise Liquor Store in Bay Shore sold a Cash4Life ticket worth a guaranteed $7 million.

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An old rotary phone was unveiled at the Suffolk County Environmental Center in Islip on Sunday for grieving people to "call" their loved ones "on the wind." NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'I just said I love you. I miss you.'

New York State Police say one person was injured in a two-car crash in the eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway near North Amityville Friday.

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The Bay Shore school district spent over $600,000 after it was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

$600,000 in legal bills, 45 sexual abuse lawsuits

The fire was between Exits 55 and 56 on the eastbound right shoulder, according to Suffolk police. At one point, three of the four eastbound lanes were closed through the morning commute near Hauppauge.

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A fire erupted at the Winters Brothers recycling and waste transfer station in West Babylon on Monday.

Firefighters battle flames at recycling plant

The fire dod not appear to be a criminal act, officials said.

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Southold police chased a suspect Monday during a 45-minute pursuit along the North Fork, from Riverhead to Greenport, until the driver sped off a 100-foot cliff and landed in Long Island Sound.

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Haircuts and important blood pressure screenings in Dix Hills. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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Tom Cutinella, a Shoreham-Wading River football player who died after a traumatic brain injury in 2014, was honored by St. Charles Hospital on Friday for donating his organs.

HS football player who donated organs honored by St. Charles Hospital

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