Island Free Press3d
New book dives into the detailed history of Hatteras Island Women
Robin Daniels Holt has been digging into Hatteras Island history for well over a decade. A descendant of the Daniels of ...
kcra.com21d
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York ... hat so it wouldn’t blow away.The fires evoked memories of the 1995 Sunrise Fire that burned through more than 5,000 acres of the Pine ...
Fox 5 NY21d
Failed s'mores-making attempt likely sparked Long Island fires
An investigation is underway on Long Island ... New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency for Suffolk County and a burn ban across the area as crews battled the fire in the Pine ...
New York Post21d
Massive Long Island brush fires likely caused by someone trying to cook s’mores for breakfast
The fires tore eastbound into Long Island’s Pine Barrens and Westhampton in Suffolk County through Sunday before they were knocked down by emergency responders from more than 90 fire departments ...
NBC New York21d
Backyard s'mores named cause of massive Long Island brush fires, investigators say
New York's governor triggered a burn ban for the area. She issued a prohibition on most types of outside camping, cooking and warming fires in Long Island, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley ...
Times Union22d
Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island
ALBANY — New York ... Long Island that spread rapidly over the weekend, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to issue an emergency declaration on Saturday. Those fires were burning around the Pine ...
ABC News22d
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
A New York resident making s'mores in their ... the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine Barrens region of Long Island, authorities said Monday. Suffolk County Police ...
CBS News22d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Officials say no homes burned, crediting volunteer firefighters from across Long Island and the New York National Guard for dumping water on the pine barrens blaze, which was fueled by strong ...
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, officials ...
The New York Times22d
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The fires were under control by Sunday morning and were 100 percent contained on Monday, said Amanda Lefton, the acting commissioner of the New York State ... the Long Island Pine Barrens, is ...
abc7NY22d
Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush fires, officials say
Governor Hochul also implemented a burn ban for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson ... The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind ...