Hardwood Heroes: County and Long Island championships
She had 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and five steals in a 66-34 win over Westhampton in the Long Island Class AA ...
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 ...
Wild video shows Long Island driver crash into swimming pool, then walk away from wreck
Stunning video shows a car careening through a homeowner's fence and crashing into a backyard swimming pool on Long Island.
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 ...
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 ...
‘We're very concerned': Suffolk County reports 2nd rabid raccoon case since 2009
Suffolk County officials say they have another rabid raccoon case, nearly two months after reporting their first such case in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Long Island woman pretended to be a dentist, performed root canals on undocumented immigrants: police
Yolany Mejia Carranza, 55, allegedly ran a full dental clinic from her Bay Ridge home – complete with root canals and ...
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, ...
Long Island baby positive for measles, at least 12 people potentially exposed
At least 12 people were potentially exposed to measles on Long Island after a baby too young to be vaccinated tested positive ...