03.04.2013 Police Police: Candle to blame for pre-dawn house fire in Aquebogue The pre-dawn fire that completely destroyed an Aquebogue home Monday was caused accidentally by a candle being used in the homeowner’s bedroom, Riverhead police and neighbors said. Police got...
03.04.2013 Police VIDEO: Firefighters extinguish blaze in Aquebogue Riverhead firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire on Trout Brook Lane at 4 a.m. Monday and began fighting the blaze, using a ladder truck to get...
03.04.2013 Police Father, daughter hospitalized in pre-dawn Aquebogue house fire A father and daughter were hospitalized with non-serious injuries early Monday morning after their Aquebogue house was almost completely destroyed by fire, authorities said. Riverhead police received a report...
02.10.2013 Police National Grid, Cutchogue FD investigate gas odor Main Road was closed for nearly an hour between Alvahs and Elijahs lanes Sunday evening as the Cutchogue Fire Department and officials from National Grid investigated an odor of...
02.07.2013 Police Fire wrecks historic Shelter Island inn, owners saved from the blaze A little after 9 p.m. Wednesday Yvonne Loinig had just talked to her daughter Aimee in Connecticut, a nightly ritual, before drifting off to sleep with her husband, Herbert....
01.08.2013 Police Van fire extinguished on Peconic Lane Firefighters quickly extinguished a van fire behind a residence on Peconic Lane in Peconic Tuesday afternoon. Southold fire officials were called to the scene at 4:46 p.m. to put...
12.24.2012 News North Fork police, firefighters react to Webster shooting Reports that two firefighters were killed and two more were injured along with a police officer after a gunman shot them at the scene of a fire in upstate...
11.18.2012 Police Power outages give Riverhead a post-Sandy scare More than 1,100 LIPA customers in Riverhead were briefly without power around 1 p.m. Sunday, causing concern in a hamlet just getting over Superstorm Sandy. Police and fire officials...
11.11.2012 News Photos: Firefighters memorial dedication The Southold Town Volunteer Firefighters’ Memorial was formally dedicated in a ceremony held Sunday afternoon at Jean Cochran Park in Peconic. Drummers from the Cutchogue Fire Department led representatives...
10.09.2012 Police Smoke detector alerts Jamesport FD to basement fire Jamesport firefighters doused a small basement fire late in an empty Riverhead home Monday night after a smoke alarm alerted firefighters of the incident. Jamesport Fire Department received the...