Firefighters from dozens of departments spent hours battling a massive blaze at an ambulance company on Long Island.The blaze broke out at around 11:10 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in Freeport at the EAS Ambulance Company located at 30 Commercial St.When responders arrived, the building was fully engulfed and had partially collapsed, according to Nassau County Police.The Freeport Fire ...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the region as a band of storms moves from the west to the east.The watch went into effect at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 1, and lasts until 10 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service announced.New York counties covered by the watch are:AlbanyBronx Columbia Dutchess Fulton GreeneHerkimerKings ...

The threat of severe weather from an approaching round of thunderstorms has just been upgraded for most of the region.Storm activity is expected from west to east from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 1.The area covers New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Orange counties, and Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties in Connecticut. (See the ...

An investigation is underway after two female victims were found shot on a Long Island roadway.The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in Hempstead.That's when Hempstead Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation at Polk Avenue.Upon arrival, officers discovered the two with apparent gunshot wounds. They were transported to nearby hospitals for ...

Police are seeking any possible witnesses after a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut.It happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, March 31 on the northbound side near Exit 50 on the Quinnipiac Bridge in New Haven. Connecticut State Police say an Acura TL struck a concrete barrier along the right shoulder before traveling ...

The month of April will get off to a stormy start with steady rainfall at times followed by severe thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages.The system arrived in the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, April 1 with rain and showers.Storm activity is expected to pick up in the afternoon through the evening. For a look at the wide area where severe storms are possible, see ...

Three suspects were apprehended in the act of allegedly trying to pull off a $100,000 identity theft scheme at an auto dealership in Westchester County, according to authorities.At around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, detectives were alerted by staff at New Rochelle Toyota that a possible fraudulent purchase of a vehicle was in progress at the dealership.Responding detectives ...

Damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages will be the main threat from a potent storm system that will sweep through the region.It's on track to arrive overnight Friday, March 31 into Saturday, April 1, with scattered thunderstorms at times through early Saturday evening before the system moves out, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts during the ...

A Long Island man has been apprehended after authorities say he fatally stabbed his cousin and injured his cousin’s girlfriend.Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, age 37, stabbed his cousin, Luis Miguel Andrade-Cando, at their place of employment, located on Oser Avenue in Hauppauge, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 30, Suffolk County Police said.Andrade-Molina, ...

Damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages will be the main threat from a potent storm system that will sweep through the region.It's on track to arrive overnight Friday, March 31 into Saturday, April 1, with scattered thunderstorms at times through early Saturday evening before the system moves out, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts during the ...