Name: Eighth arrest made in case of missing 14-year-old East Patchogue girl
Uploaded: 2025-01-29T22:27:32.259Z
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Description: Kevin McDonald, 20, of Medford, is the eighth person to have been charged in the case involving the missing 14-year-old East Patchogue girl.

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Long Island Cares says an&nbsp;overwhelming number of federal employees have signed up for food pantries due to the government shutdown. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Andrew Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

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Long Islanders who use the&nbsp;Affordable Care Act may see an increase in health care premiums if government subsidies expire at the end of the year.&nbsp;Newsday reporter David Olson has more.&nbsp;

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Before an LI girl went missing, her family sent her to Minnesota for help. She was abused there too.

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'She had too much trauma'

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The offers came after Newsday reported Hempstead town&nbsp;issued more than 80,000&nbsp;tickets in four school districts that had never agreed to participate in the program. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.

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