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.

ALBANY — The Northeast is facing an escalating wildfire threat, with conditions expected to worsen later this week. The ...

The East may not face the same threats of massive wildfires that have become an ominous hallmark of life in the West. But the risks are underestimated.

Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks ...

Red flag warnings have been issued across the northeastern United States due to dry and windy conditions, triggering ...

Historically dry conditions and drought in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern part of the United States are a key factor in ...

One person died in Southern California as fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

Over the next century, the Arctic will change and look much different than it does today. Just how different is still unknown ...

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

Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a ...