(Update: March 8, 6:30 p.m.) Fire departments from across Suffolk, including the departments that protect Riverhead township, are battling multiple wind-driven brush fires in the pine barrens along ..

The brush fire in the pine barrens this weekend ignited in a part of Suffolk County with a history of fires and flare-ups — to some degree a natural part of the ecosystem but also exacerbated ...

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as state agencies responded to fires in the Pine Barrens, a wooded area near commuter towns east of New York City. She warned that homes ...

Massive brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, officials investigating potential arson, ABC 7 New York reports. Officials are probing the possibility of arson in connection ...

The black bear population is increasing in Southwest Florida, leading to more encounters with humans. Growth and development are encroaching on bear habitats, causing bears to venture into ...

A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...

Highway billboards are now being used to publicize the case of a Burlington County woman who was reported missing after going on a camping trip in the Pine Barrens ... to call New Jersey State ...

It's been three days since a black bear made its way up ... are still monitoring the situation. The bear is more than 30 feet in the air on a pine tree. Concern for the bear comes from where ...

A black bear sighting was reported in Summit on Tuesday morning. The bear was spotted on West End Avenue, police said around ...