A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

A vigil for Victoria Lee was held at Lehigh University months after she was fatally shot by police in Fort Lee, New Jersey, ...

A Drought Warning was issued for New York City on Monday, but the Northeast has some hope for relief from a fall full of dry ...

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Firefighters are battling a new wildfire in Lakewood on Monday afternoon. The fire is burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Ocean County. The ...

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is battling a new wildfire that broke out in Lakewood on Monday. The fire, which has spread over 30 acres so far, is 0% contained, the NJ Forest ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul elevated 15 counties, including New York City, to drought warning status on Monday due to a continued shortage of rainfall and declining levels of streamflow and ...

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

Hundreds of wildfires and brush fires have burned across the Northeast as the region struggles under a historic drought.

The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest ...

(Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press) BRICK, N.J. — With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to ...