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.

Hundreds of wildfires and brush fires have burned across the Northeast as the region struggles under a historic drought.

Firefighters in New York say a voluntary evacuation has helped them protect about 165 homes from a wildfire as officials in ...

The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest ...

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (WPVI) -- As extremely dry conditions persist, a new wildfire sparked Monday in Lakewood ... He calls this period of drought unprecedented, and he's already looking ahead to ...

A drought watch has now been issued for nearly all of Upstate New York, with the southeastern corner of the state under a more severe drought warning. The state remains under a burn ban through the ...

More than 43 million people from Philadelphia to New England are under red flag warnings as the threat from drought-driven ...

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

Massachusetts is dealing with widespread wildfires and severe drought, both of which heighten the risk of additional fires ...

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Saturday for the entire New York City region — illustrating ...

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning Wednesday, and authorities revealed they’ve charged a youth with starting ...