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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The parks provide refuge for residents of a go-go-go city. But they also make the area more prone to brush fires during ...

According to the AccuWeather website, Staten Island will finally experience some rain “late Wednesday night through Thursday ...

The National Weather Service warned Sunday that dry weather conditions, relative humidity and winds "will contribute to an ...

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