This kingfisher is smaller than our belted variety and has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has a beautiful blue upperpart with orange underparts and a long bill.

When Loni Long thinks of her cousin Benita Long, she's taken back to when she was 14 years old. That was when she first met Benita, a confident girl who was a year her junior but who seemed decades ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (WPIX) — The fire danger remains high on Long Island as officials work to quell wind-driven brush fires that broke out Saturday in Suffolk County. Four separate blazes started ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - The Grand Island Police Department held a promotional ceremony at the police station on Friday. Chief Kevin Denney said these promotions give them organizational structure.

At its peak, the wildfire stretched two miles long and 2.5 miles wide, Romaine said. The fire crossed roads, complicating firefighting efforts as 80 fire departments battled the flames. “Our biggest ...

If you’re a fan of cooler temperatures, make sure to get outside and enjoy the weather today in Southeast Texas, because it will likely be one of the last times until next fall that temperatures ...

When Arizona decided to jump into the Big 12’s lifeboat back in early August 2023, one major upside for its men’s basketball program was immediately visible: Forcing the Kansas Jayhawks to ...

The season doesn't begin until the end of August, but the Kansas State Wildcats now have the best odds to win the conference title at+550 (all odds in this article courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook).

The U11 Foothills Flyers are having a stellar season and play for the Championship banner this weekend. After beating the #1 team in the league last weekend, the McGrath Chiefs, they now face off ...

Family members of the three men took their frustrations to Kansas City-area media, questioning when there would be charges. The filing of charges confirmed what some online sleuths had long ...