Firefighters in New York said a successful voluntary evacuation that remains in place Sunday helped them protect about 165 homes overnight from a wildfire.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as ...

City officials announced the designation for the first time in more than 20 years as wildfires burned and residents continued to await meaningful rainfall.

New York City and 10 other counties in the state have declared a drought warning. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch. New Yorkers are being asked to voluntarily conserve ...

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 ...

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Ulster, Dutchess and Greene counties were among 15 counties elevated to drought warning status by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, Nov. 18, due to a ...

Three pedestrians were hurt when scaffolding outside a Chelsea office building collapsed when it was struck by a box truck ...

Facing a historic shortage of rainfall, state officials elevated New York City's five boroughs and 10 other counties to a drought warning. They also declared a drought watch for the remainder of the ...