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, ...

Steady amounts of rain or snow as we head into winter would be ideal as we try to dig ourselves out of this drought warning, experts say.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Governors in New York and New Jersey have begun warning residents to save water as an unusual drought grips the region.