Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...

Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.

The annual brush burning ban in New York State is set to start Sunday, March 16. From March 16 through May 14, residents are ...

Canada's next prime minister has met with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and is vowing a quick transition.

Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores - The Westhampton Pines Fire burned approximately ...

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 ...

Missouri's attorney general is threatening to seize Chinese assets across the U.S. to collect $24.5 billion awarded in a ...

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 it was accidental." ...