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.

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Crews with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service are fighting a wildfire in Ocean County. Officials say that the fire is near Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood. As of Monday evening, ...

New York is battling its largest wildfire in 16 years, with firefighters now containing about 90% of the affected areas.

According to the US Drought Monitor, the long periods of hot and dry conditions have left every state in the country facing ...

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.

New York officials are warning that much of the state, including some local counties, are under a drought warning, and the rest of the state may be headed that way.