Long Island

County officials believe a craving for s’mores sparked a series of large brush fires on the east end of Long Island. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday’s brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville. Officials said Monday that the fires were sparked accidentally, after people in a backyard on N Cozine Road were attempting to make s’mores Saturday morning. The people starting a fire tried to use cardboard to...

The largest fire burning in Long Island’s Suffolk County were under control by the end of the weekend, as strong wind gusts continued to be a concern for first responders. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long Island’s Pine Barrens to gain control of massive brush fires fueled by strong winds.

Dozens of fire departments from around Long Island were dispatched to Westhampton on Saturday afternoon to help gain the upper hand on a massive brush fire seen from miles away. At least one firefighter suffered face burns. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long Island’s Pine Barrens to gain control of massive brush fires fueled by strong winds.

Police on Long Island arrested a caretaker accused of beating a disabled woman and leaving the 83-year-old covered in bruises.

On Long Island, police are searching for a killer after a man’s body was found on a beach in Blue Point. Investigators said the man had been stabbed to death. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports

Authorities are investigating a grisly discovery on a Long Island beach. Suffolk County cops say a 27-year-old man, Carlos Lopez, was found stabbed to death on a Blue Point Beach Tuesday morning after a passerby reported a body. Lopez, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the scene. The beach is tucked alongside a fishing pier, a tranquil spot just…

There were some scary moments for students at a middle school on Long Island Monday when nearly a dozen kids were rushed to the hospital after eating marijuana gummy candies. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Exclusive video showed chaos inside a Nassau County courtroom on Monday, as 18-year-old Jeremias Ferrufino Rodriguez faced a judge on a murder charge. Court officers removed a man, said to be a member of the defendant’s family, who was subdued after shouting words of encouragement to the accused killer. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

After a judge ordered a teen murder suspect held without bail, a young man sitting in the courtroom shouted several times to the defendant, telling him to “hold your head up.” As court officers tried to remove the unidentified man, the confrontation turned violent

A dozen Long Island middle schoolers got sick Monday, and all but one of them went to hospitals for evaluation, after apparently ingesting marijuana gummies, according to police and school officials. Suffolk County cops responded to a call for help at William Floyd Middle School on Moriches Middle Island Road shortly after 10 a.m. They found 12 kids, ages 13…

In Suffolk County, 20 dead birds found on a small beach in East Patchogue are now being tested for avian flu, sparking concerns in the community. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A Long Island beachside community in Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.

Attention, Wegmans shoppers! The beloved grocer celebrated the grand opening of its first store on Long Island Wednesday — a 101,000-square-foot supermarket in the DSW plaza at the corner of Middle County Road and Moriches Road in Lake Grove. Doors opened at 9 a.m., with a line of eagerly awaiting shoppers wrapped around the building, some waiting more than an…

New answers came in from a Long Island courtroom in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, as it was confirmed that the case will be tried in Suffolk County. But will there be one trial for Rex Heuermann, or five separate ones? Questions still remain about the trial’s future. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer was back in court for another pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, during which time prosecutors shared some new information about the man accused of killing seven women.

A Long Island community is coming together to support a duck farm shut down over bird flu concerns. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A woman was charged with animal cruelty after officials said nearly 50 animals were found living in horrific, squalid conditions inside a Long Island home.