Long Island crime
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Woman wants criminally negligent homicide conviction in death of LI gang activist reversed
Matthew Hereth of the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County told the four justices that Ann Marie Drago, 65, had not waived her right to appeal when she pleaded guilty in April 2025.
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Luigi Mangione murder trial: Judge to allow gun, alleged diary confession as evidence
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Mastic man charged following stabbing in Farmingville
Anticipated Swatch rollout in Uniondale results in chaos, several arrests
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Bellport man charged in death of woman found at gas station
LI assisted living facility employee charged with forging prescriptions for painkillers
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Ex-Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano to be resentenced in July
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LI man charged with kidnapping 4-year-old girl at a laundromat ordered held without bail
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Suffolk County reaches $3M settlement in 2021 police misconduct lawsuit
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Ex-LI man acquitted of murder in 1990 killing of Hofstra coach at retrial
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Teen charged with attempted murder after police pursuit leads to collisions in Manhasset
3 men accused of stealing nearly $1M in cash, jewelry from home
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Ex-LI teacher sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing students
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An LI nurse listed an iPhone for sale online. She says a stalker has been terrorizing her ever since.
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LI man pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian nationals into U.S.
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Witness at trial of man accused of crashing into Deer Park nail salon describes scene of destruction
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Holtsville man charged with stealing nearly $450G from employer
Judge orders new DNA test for suspect in 'Peaches' case
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How Gilgo Beach task force built case against Rex Heuermann
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Rex Heuermann's 4-day killing ritual detailed in documentary
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens
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'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat
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Design your own pie at this Huntington cafe
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Out East: Rescue center where they give a hoot about saving animals

Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups
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Records of excellence
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LI day cares at risk of losing licenses after serious health, safety violations
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