A Long Island family’s rescue dog was saved by firefighters after the pooch fell into their home’s cesspool. Duke, a 3-year-old black lab-French bulldog mix, slipped into a hole dug in the backyard of ...

An illegal cesspool at a Long Island funeral home highlights the ongoing risk posed by the sewage systems that have contributed to a spike in water pollution in the region. EPA documents posted last ...

Settlement requires closure of waste sites in next several years The U.S. government estimates those closures will cost $7 million (Reuters) - A New York county on Wednesday agreed to shut down dozens ...

A Labrador retriever who fell into a cesspool was rescued by quick-thinking Long Island firefighters Wednesday night. The 3-year-old dog, named Duke, ran into the backyard of his home in Melville ...

Cesspools at a dozen Suffolk County parks and two dry wells at a vehicle maintenance garage that should have been removed at least 15 years ago will be closed by 2031, under a new agreement between ...

A man is dead after a cesspool collapsed in the Long Island town of Huntington Wednesday, spawning a gigantic sinkhole that swallowed him alive, authorities said. Crews were still filling in the ...

MELVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- Melville officials rescued a black lab from a cesspool Wednesday night. At around 10 p.m., the Melville Fire Department responded to a call and found the dog, Duke, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two teenagers died on Thursday morning after getting trapped in a backyard cesspool at a friend's home on Long Island, police said. Eduardo Vanegas-Fuentes, 16, and Edgar Calderon ...

A man died after he was buried alive while working on a septic system on Long Island, New York, on Monday, according to police. The worker, Lauro Pacheco, 38, of Bay Shore, was installing cesspool ...