A red flag warning is in effect across Long Island, New York City and the lower Hudson Valley today from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

All the supplies are now filling up the Long Island fire station and will be loaded into a couple of trucks that volunteers ...

Medical students gain real-world training in disaster response, teaming up with homeland security and first responders ...

Active-duty military and reservists are offered free Veteran’s Shrimp & Chips on Nov. 11. Guests need to show a valid ...

The company came to be through the help of Henry W. Meyer, a wealthy Glendale resident who manufactured Ivanhoe brand chewing ...

Dozens of firefighters Wednesday continued to battle a massive wildfire in central Connecticut that killed a fireman and injured three others Tuesday, fire and ... Service in Long Island, which ...

A long-awaited effort to repair Superstorm Sandy tunnel damage will result in fewer LIRR trains serving Penn Station, the railroad’s president said Monday. But the restrooms on those trains may ...

Westchester County says that due to the dry conditions an open fire ban has been issued for the county's parks, ...

Fire Island's sunken forest is a rare ... In 1819, the accomplished American poet was born one of nine children on Long Island in Huntingdon Station, New York. Whitman's birthplace remains today ...

Kokkila said the reactor failure led to one large fire and several smaller ones at the station on the island ... “It’s going to be a long night,” Kokkila said at a media briefing.

From picturesque beaches to dreamy mountain retreats, these nearby destinations are the perfect change of scenery.