plume: decades of deceit

A story about pollution, secrecy, water and fear: How the Grumman plume has grown into Long Island's biggest environmental crisis.


Plume: Decades of Deceit

the cost of corruption

A dumpster-diving whistleblower shed light on alleged corruption in the town of Oyster Bay. After two years reporting on the story, federal investigators have brought charges against Nassau's top politician and his wife, and a town's supervisor, in a case that began with a local restaurateur.  Credit: Newsday / Staff

The Cost of Corruption

pathway to power

Here, Newsday outlines the story of Long Island's political power structure and one man's navigation through that system, Gary Melius. Read how this story unfolds in seven chapters. Credit: Newsday staff

Pathway to Power

proving innocence: the story of keith bush

Keith Bush was a 17-year-old junior at Bellport High School when Suffolk authorities charged him with killing Sherese Watson, 14, after a late-night house party in North Bellport. For the past 44 years, Keith Bush has claimed he was an innocent man, ever since he was accused and convicted of the 1975 Suffolk County sex-related murder. 
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Proving Innocence: The Story of Keith Bush

clemente park, pay dirt dumping cases are linked

A Newsday investigation found some of the same companies, individuals or families played roles in the path that brought illegally disposed construction debris in both the Roberto Clemente Park and "Pay Dirt" dumping cases.
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Clemente Park, 'Pay Dirt' dumping cases are linked

mystery of the west hills county park plea deal

Paul LaRocco explains the illegal dumping case at West Hills County Park in Melville. Credit: Newsday

Mystery of the West Hills County Park plea deal

stopped for broken headlight, detained by ice

Felipe Iñiguez, 49, of Central Islip, entered the United States illegally in 2001. When Iñiguez was pulled over in May for a burned-out headlight, Lloyd Harbor police notified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Ecuadoran immigrant, who lives in Central Islip, was detained on Aug. 29. 
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ICE detains man stopped for broken headlight

10 years after a hate crime on li

Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero died on a Patchogue street on Nov. 8, 2008 after he was attacked by a gang of teenagers. Ten years later, those impacted by the hate crime, including his brother, community leaders and the Suffolk police, reflect on his death and how it became a catalyst for change – and what more needs to be done.


The Lucero killing: 10 years after a hate crime on LI

how one ms-13 member left the gang

When he was 14, MS-13 became his family. Edwin tells us what drew him in — and how he got out.
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How one MS-13 member left the gang

watch: ride along with ex-cop who fought ms-13 on li

It was 1996 when John Oliva, then an officer with the Suffolk County Police Department, first saw graffiti featuring the name MS-13. 
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Investigations

Investigations