Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here.

Officials had initially said only that the infected child was under age 5, but on Wednesday Suffolk County health officials confirmed to News 12 Long Island that the patient was an infant.

News Corp Australia has announced the launch of NewsGPT, its own generative AI tool, which it insists will “enhance” staff capabilities “not replace them”. The memo mentioned NewsGPT would ...

An investigation is underway on Long Island after a series of brush fires ... around 10:30 a.m.; the brush fire was then reported at 12:57 p.m., about an eighth of a mile away from the s'mores ...

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 ...

near Sunrise Highway on Long Island’s South Shore, became several blazes as strong winds contributed to the embers’ spread, officials said at a news conference on Monday. The fires were under ...

Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush fire in the Pine Barrens on Sunday, about a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said ...

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres ... Suffolk County Fire Coordinator Rudy Sunderman said in a news briefing Sunday morning.

Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled growing brush fires on Long Island. The first fire ... according to CBS News. Two commercial buildings were damaged by ...

nearly 70 miles west of the Long Island fire. Fire engines, boats and a helicopter extinguished the fire, FDNY said in an email. In an interview with News 12, Gov. Hochul said air quality was a ...

We are in close communication with local partners on Long Island to coordinate assistance and make sure they have the resources they need to protect their communities." Smoke can be seen for miles ...