Every Fourth of July, thousands descend on the Coney Island boardwalk to watch the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she ...

The National Weather Service is calling for cloud-free skies, a lot of sunshine and a generally picturesque Independence Day ...

Temperatures will reach highs in the mid-80s, but due to the humidity, the heat index will feel as high as 96 degrees.

Two kayakers were rescued on Monday evening north of the Sunken Meadow State Park, according to Suffolk County officials.

But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with ...

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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. By Erin McCann Erin McCann is a senior editor on The Times’s weather team. June 1 was the first day of hurricane season in the ...

Crews are racing against time to rebuild a stretch of Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. An emergency sand-fill project is ...

TODAY: Muggy and sunny early, then a few clouds. Highs in the upper 80s, feels like low 90s. MONDAY: Sunny and a touch less humid to start, then increasing clouds with a storm after 6 p.m. Highs ...

Next week, starting off hot and humid on Monday with sunshine and storm chances at night. Tuesday, we could see showers and storms in the afternoon and late in the evening before drying out by ...

High near 85. HEAT WAVE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF LONG ISLAND SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY. BEST CHANCE NORTHERN AND WESTERN NASSAU COUNTY. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.