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.

"One of the highest priority things we do is issue warnings alerting the public and public safety officials about hazardous ...

City and state officials issued a drought warning on Monday for New York City and 10 counties in the Hudson Valley. The warning — the second of three stages of water conservation declarations — ...

The restrictions, meant to curtail more fires and conserve the city’s water supply, will mandate that city and state agencies take actions that mean fleets of LIRR, MetroNorth and MTA trains ...

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

CVS Health has added four new board members, including the CEO of a hedge fund that has been critical of the struggling health care giant.

Or, the rain may not be enough, experts said. The National Weather Service said that Long Island will receive about three quarters of an inch of rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and that ...

A historic fall drought has sparked brush fires across the Northeast, including nearly 200 in Connecticut, that have resulted ...

SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) — Firefighters were called to a brush fire ... and lack of rain, any fires that start could rapidly ...

Schools are closed in Greenwood Lake on Monday as firefighters continue to battle the Jennings Creek fire. The blaze is 88% ...