The Guilderland Planning Board is reviewing an application for a 15-lot major subdivision on East Old State Road in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, a proposal that is raising concerns among ...

Gusty winds, low humidity and dry conditions are expected to produce elevated fire danger in parts of the Southwest and ...

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

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 ...

Investigators have determined that the brush fires that burned more than 400 acres of Long Island’s Pine Barrens over the weekend were caused by a family’s backyard bonfire while making s’mores. Fire ...

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

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

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

Officials said that the family making s’mores had difficulty getting the fire lit as strong winds blew through the area, and ...