The lack of rain in September and October has raised concerns over potential brush fires in the Pine Barrens region of ...

Park officials began clearing trees after noticing southern pine beetle infestations at various state parks, said George ...

An energy company seeking an exemption from Southampton’s moratorium on BESS applications faced scrutiny by Town Board members and strong opposition from the Riverhead Board of Education during ...

This momentum culminated with state protection of the Long Island Pine Barrens in 1993, which froze development across 105,000 acres of woodlands to protect groundwater. The Pine Barrens Act ...

The Snake River campground south of the Snake River remained open. The fire broke out about 12 miles east of Pine City along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border as gusty southerly winds and low ...

A Long Island man drowned while trying to rescue a woman and her child from the ocean during a family vacation to Bermuda. Jamie Labros, 48, died on Oct. 7 while trying to help the woman and her ...

“Upper Pine River Fire anticipates the crews will provide support for 14 days, but that can change as the situation evolves. The crews will stay in the area as long as needed,” the release sai ...

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He saw a young boy in distress in the ocean, and tragedy struck soon after. NBC Universal, Inc. A Long Island man is being hailed a hero after he saved a 10-year-old boy who was struggling in the ...

The Caledonia Warriors' defense suffocated the Pine Island Panthers from start to finish Wednesday night, as the No. 10-ranked Warriors (Class 2A) shut down the No. 9-ranked Panthers. Caledonia ...

A public school teacher and a police officer are among four people indicted for allegedly running multiple brothels on Long Island for about four years, officials announced Tuesday. A yearslong ...

Crews responded to the "multi-acre" fire near Mary Ann Forge Road in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Pemberton Township on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the state Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) said in a ...