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, ...

With water levels well below normal at reservoirs in the region, New Jersey American Water, a leading water utility company, ...

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.

(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 ...

Veolia Water New Jersey is calling on residents to limit outdoor watering and take other steps to conserve water in response ...

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...

A historically dry autumn for portions of the Northeast has left many areas parched and prone to rare wildfires.