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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday photographers look back at covering the Avianca plane crash on Jan. 25, 1990.

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Drivers are being encouraged to carpool as an alternative. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Mariah Carey delighted fans on Tuesday at Looney Tunes Record Store in West Babylon, where she signed copies of her new album, "Here for It All."

Long Island's Christmas Queen had fans in a frenzy

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us out east to a local farm that has fresh vegetables and a local restaurant where they prepare fall cuisine.

Out East: Fall vegetables from farm to table

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tries indoor skydiving at iFLY in Long Island City.

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The challenge is to figure out where toxic pipes are buried and who will pay to remove them. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Old lead pipes connect thousands of LI homes to drinking water, data shows

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman got to hang out with the alpacas at Buck Brook Alpacas in Roscoe.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits a shoe repair shop in Wantagh and its longtime cobbler.

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The Cougars signaled touchdown, but after more than 10 seconds of discussion, the officials marked Jackson just short.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Haunted House of Hamburgers in Farmingdale.

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The offers came after Newsday reported Hempstead town issued more than 80,000 tickets in four school districts that had never agreed to participate in the program. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Bus ticket vendor offered to pay districts

Long Islanders are hoping politicians on all sides can work together and come up with a plan. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We pay the price'

Worker furloughs, service delays, costs: Newsday columnist Joye Brown and Newsday federal government reporter Billy House look at what the government shutdown means for Long Islanders.

Day 1 of the government shutdown

The cost of LIRR tickets will climb by around 4.4%, with monthly tickets capped at $500. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the story.

MTA: 'Preserves affordability'

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Carle Place's Leary hopes to return to soccer pitch this fall while also playing wide receiver for the football team

Star athlete files petition with state to play soccer and football after school said no

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The illustrator showcased a versatility that spanned seven decades, including 16 years at Newsday.

Northport resident and former Newsday artist dies at 94

There is worry on LI and beyond about the uncertainty of what's to come if the shutdown lingers.

Shutdown felt on Long Island

The victim was northbound on William Floyd Parkway when he lost control and struck a guard rail, police said.

Police: Ridge man killed in motorcycle crash in Upton

Authorities halted trains on the Hempstead Branch and cut power to the third rail as firefighters and police responded to the scene.

Former Adelphi president crashes onto LIRR tracks, faces DWI charge

Cutting money from states that "refused to support the administration's mass deportation agenda" is illegal, Attorney General Letitia James' office said.

Judge puts brakes on cuts to FEMA grants for NYS, other blue states

The offers came after Newsday reported Hempstead Town issued more than 80,000 tickets in four school districts that had never agreed to participate in the program.

Town's school bus camera ticket vendor offered payments to woo holdout districts

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At least three units were destroyed after a fire broke out in an apartment complex in Hempstead on Monday, authorities said. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Fire displaces at least a dozen residents

Ganesh Shenoy, 54, who prosecutors said fled to India following the crash, has been extradited to Nassau County and now faces manslaughter charges. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Man could get 15 years if convicted

'That's a scary amount of people who may be exposed to lead'

President Donald Trump visited LI for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black on Friday, with supporters and protesters lining the streets of Farmingdale. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Protests and counterprotests as Trump visits Ryder Cup

Suffolk has reached a settlement agreement with Justyna Zubko-Valva, the mother of the 8-year-old boy who was killed by his father and stepmother, according to court records. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Suffolk reaches settlement in Valva case

Some advocacy groups say the new U.S. Citizenship test makes it harder to become a legal citizen. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

What do LIers think of the new test?

Thomas Valva's death has some family law experts and state legislators rethinking state confidentiality laws in some circumstances.

Romaine, Tierney urge changes to law

The sex trafficking victim disappeared for 25 days. Her stepgrandmother had begged the Suffolk official for help, but got no response. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Sandra Peddie report.

'Our system is broken'

62-year-old Steven Harrison, of Roosevelt, allegedly had "multiple sexual encounters" with a woman he was transporting for AHRC Nassau. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

The alleged abuse happened multiple times

On Tuesday, a Suffolk judge ruled that accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann will face a single trial for all seven alleged killings. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger and Grant Parpan report.

What today's rulings mean for the defense

The family of Santos Banegas Reyes says they haven't been given any information about how he died. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'We want to know what happened'

The weeklong Ryder Cup is expected to create about 1,000 part-time and full-time jobs and draw 250,000 fans, including up to 175,000 visitors from around the world.

Ryder Cup to be an economic boon to LI

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