They looked in Ronkonkoma, but the LIRR commute was 85 minutes — longer than Faraci preferred. They also tried Farmingdale, ...

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

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 ...

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday following multiple wildfires that broke out on the South Shore of ...

Residents in Center Moriches/Manorville tried to start a fire in their backyard around 9 a.m. Saturday to cook up the treat ...

The Long Island brush fires that startled communities across Suffolk County over the weekend were likely caused by a person attempting to cook s’mores in their backyard, officials said Monday. One ...

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...