The Lower Hudson Valley and other parts of New York are under an early burn ban ahead of a statewide ban that starts Sunday, March 16.

By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...

Gratitude for our first responders courage and dedication is not enough. Government must act swiftly to strengthen prevention policies and remove dangerous wildfire fuel.

East End brush fires shocked some residents and evoked memories of those who lived through the Sunrise Fire of 1995.

Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that ...

Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...

The current "operating theory" is that the fires were sparked accidentally in a backyard near Sunrise Highway, authorities ...

Due to the efforts of hundreds of first responders from across Long Island, and the rapid response of state officials, the ...

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...

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

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