Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.

The driver rammed the park ranger's vehicle multiple times when the ranger tried to apprehend him, the Town of Smithtown stated.

The regional burn ban, in effect until March 16, includes areas of the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island As of Sunday night, most of the fires in Suffolk County were knocked down.

Governor Kathy Hochul today declared a State of Emergency in Suffolk County as multiple brush fires began Saturday afternoon. Currently, more than 30 ...

The raging brush fires in Westhampton are now fully knocked down and more than 60 percent contained, Rudy Sunderman, ...

Suffolk County police said Monday. The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers worked all day on Sunday to contain the ...

Alternatively, take the North River Trail, which leads to Riverbend County Park ... (which is about 20 miles east of Suffolk). As the sole national park devoted to the performing arts, the ...

The Town of Smithtown reported in a press release that one of their park rangers was injured on March 1 ... and working in close coordination with the Suffolk County Police Department, NYS Department ...

John Miller, 75, was shot and killed by Christopher Miller, 43, following an argument at their Bruno Lane home, Det. Lt.

Measles has officially been confirmed on Long Island. A child under 5 years old from Suffolk County tested positive for the highly contagious disease, according to the Suffolk County Department of ...