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Nassau County police said Tasabbir Hossain, 32, of Ronkonkoma, was westbound on the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway near Louden Avenue in Massapequa when he collided with the other driver's 2015 Acura.

Crash leaves two hospitalized

Hundreds of people attended the candlelight vigil in Lindenhurst Monday evening for Edeedson Cine Jr., who was fatally stabbed while working at CVS on Christmas.

Victim's father speaks at vigil

Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso A. Castillo moderated a town hall where a panel of experts discussed making Long Island roads safer. "I think success is zero deaths on the roadway," said DMV Deputy Commissioner for Traffic Safety Mary Tanner-Richter.

'We have to change our mindset'

Dozens gathered in cold and rainy weather in Central Islip to protest alleged ICE detention conditions at the federal courthouse. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Lawmakers initially wanted to ban hourly stays altogether.

Suffolk lawmakers OK hourly limits at hotels, motels to fight 'rampant' sex trafficking

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Many who pass through her courtroom face the most serious punishments in NYS.

Sex crimes stop with her: Meet the judge who decides some of LI's most disturbing cases

The judge said assessing Kevin McDonald as a level 1 sex offender, meaning he has a low risk to reoffend, is "justified."

Judge: LI man who admitted rape in missing girl case won't face lifetime sex offender status

Ralph Knowles admitted in court to selling crack cocaine and heroin to an undercover police officer during a sting operation launched after he was implicated in the missing girl case.

Man charged in LI missing girl case pleads guilty to drug sale

It is the first guilty plea in a sprawling indictment charging 11 people with felony crimes related to the victim's disappearance.

Man pleads guilty to rape in case of LI girl who went missing for 25 days

The top charges against some of the men and women include kidnapping, rape and child sex trafficking.

These 23 people were charged with crimes connected to missing LI girl

Darryl Joyner is accused of offering the girl drugs in exchange for seeing her nude while she stayed at a juvenile detention center in Suffolk County May 1, court papers show.

LI missing girl case: second state worker charged, court records show

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Residents and town officials are preparing for Friday night's snowstorm. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Long Islanders on Saturday cleared out snow from the post-Christmas storm. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

The state Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection was meant to reimburse people who had money stolen by dishonest lawyers. With payments in those cases now surpassing $100 million over the fund's history, the fund is struggling. Newsday investigative reporter Joshua Solomon reports.

State fund that reimburses victims more often can't pay in full

The federal "no tax on tips" policy allows workers who typically receive tips to receive up to a $25,000 tax deduction for certain gratuities until 2028.

'It's like an insurance policy'

Floral Park's Dominick Critelli, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, will perform the national anthem on his saxophone before the Islanders-Rangers game on Saturday night at UBS Arena.

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Laney McGowan died after a long and courageous battle with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of genetic epilepsy. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We always prayed and we wished they would have a cure'

Coastal flooding and heavy wind gusts are possible as a Nor'easter could hit Long Island this weekend. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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