Estimates of the bird population vary, but experts say between 300 to 500 species can be found at various times of the year ...

Tiny Nassau County community Kensington is the second best place to raise a family, according to the annual report.

Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...

It’s a new Amityville horror. Health officials confirmed the first two cases of rabid raccoons in Amityville since 2009 — and ...

Netflix has shared the first trailer for 'Gone Girls,' the streaming service’s upcoming docuseries about the Long Island Serial Killer.

To curb the spread of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States, scientists and public health experts for decades have ...

Suffolk County officials say they have another rabid raccoon case, nearly two months after reporting their first such case in ...

Wildfire continues to burn in Suffolk County. The wind, *** big problem for firefighters. 30 mile an hour winds are going to keep pushing this 2 mile wide blaze toward Qu. We have almost 80 fire ...

An investigation is underway on Long Island after a series of brush fires consumed hundreds of acres in Suffolk County. The SCPD are looking into a homeowner who was trying to make s'mores ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control ...

More damaging than the microbe that causes Lyme disease, Powassan virus is present in about 2% of Long Island ticks. POWV-infected patients have a 10% risk of fatal swelling of the brain ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to ...