More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
USDA funding cuts to impact Long Island food banks
Two Long Island food banks said they would lose a total of $2.6 million in USDA funding, while the local effect of the agency ...
Long Island measles outbreak unlikely after child tests positive, health officials say
The measles vaccination rate on Long Island should help keep the spread of the disease at bay, health officials say. This ...
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
‘We're very concerned': Suffolk County reports 2nd rabid raccoon case since 2009
Officials on Long Island are raising concern amid a spike in animals testing positive for rabies, and are pinning at least ...
Long Island brush fires accidentally sparked by people making s'mores, officials say
An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk ...
The likely cause of Long Island’s major brush fires? S’mores.
The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...
Kathy Hochul to impose statewide burn ban March 16 after wildfires on Long Island
The Lower Hudson Valley and other parts of New York are under an early burn ban ahead of a statewide ban that starts Sunday, ...
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...
Liz Garbus Ties ‘Lost Girls' to Arrested Suspect in ‘Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer' Trailer
The Emmy-winning filmmaker returns to focus on a corrupt criminal system and families seeking justice after a Gilgo Beach ...
Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
Firefighters in New York have knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island but officials say high ...
Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...