Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...

Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's attempt to make s'mores.

A woman was seriously injured in a house fire on Long Island on Monday afternoon, March 10. Firefighters in Bay Shore ...

Suffolk police have identified Joseph Scappatore, 32, of Greenlawn, as the man killed in a single-vehicle crash on Greenlawn Road Sunday night. Scappatore’s 2018 Chevrolet Silverado left the road near ...

Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.

The annual brush burning ban in New York State is set to start Sunday, March 16. From March 16 through May 14, residents are ...

Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores - The Westhampton Pines Fire burned approximately ...

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...