Be prepared for a wet Sunday afternoon and a bigger storm chance with mostly heavy rain and gusty wind on Tuesday.

I’ve lived in western Queens for more than 16 years, and like many of my neighbors, I have watched our community grow and change. Sometimes that change has felt overwhelming. Other times, it’s brought ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said. By ...

A swarm of birders flocked to Long Island after an exceptionally rare cuckoo bird was spotted by a golfer, according to reports. Hundreds of people traveled from dozens of states to Vineyards Golf and ...

Common cuckoos are medium-size birds typically found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Imran Shah via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Roy William Gardner was golfing on New York’s Long Island when an ...

A New York comptroller's report released ahead of Wednesday's 13th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy lays bare Long Island's continued vulnerability to catastrophic storms, and warns of more devastation ...

Birders are going cuckoo for a rare sight on Long Island. The common cuckoo bird has been spotted only four times in U.S. history in the lower 48 states, experts say. Now, it's in Riverhead. Hundreds ...

Hundreds of bird-lovers starting heading to New York after a golfer spotted the rare cuckoo bird from Europe. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that ...

Three photographers were able to capture the red sprite phenomenon, when lightning flashes above thunderstorms, in high definition against the Milky Way. Red sprites above the Milky Way, captured from ...

Officials said 1,700 households were left without power after the storm Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also published stories in ...

One person died and at least nine others were injured after a “sudden and rare intensity tornado” struck in France’s Val-d'Oise region, officials confirmed The deceased has been identified as a ...