These habitats, just dimples in the landscape, are known as vernal pools, or as a key researcher from the Massachusetts-based ...

A brush fire in Long Island, New York on Saturday reportedly began after a group of residents tried to make s’mores in their backyard (AP) "It was initially reported that there were four ...

New York, for the third consecutive year, maintained its high state ranking in Advanced Placement testing, while hundreds of high schools statewide and on Long Island won individual honors ...

An investigation is underway on Long Island after a series of brush fires consumed hundreds of acres in Suffolk County. The SCPD are looking into a homeowner who was trying to make s'mores ...

Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday's brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville. Officials said Monday that the fires were ...

ALBANY — New York City, Long Island and most of the Hudson Valley are under a burn ban until March 16 amid dry conditions and gusty winds. The ban comes as crews have knocked down brush fires ...

So that is the operating theory right now." Smoke billows from fires in New York's Long Island, Mar. 8, 2025, seen from Southampton, N.Y. Catalina said the department has 25 arson investigators ...

They were fully contained by Monday. By Lola Fadulu The wildfires that broke out on Long Island Saturday afternoon and spread over hundreds of acres appeared to be accidental, caused by a failed ...

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Two firefighters were hurt battling the blazes but ...

A previous versions of this report is below. Dry conditions and powerful wind gusts on Eastern Long Island fanned a fast-moving brush fire that burned hundreds of acres and stifled traffic on ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County. Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.

Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush fire in the Pine Barrens on Sunday, about a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said ...