Rare "extreme" drought conditions have spread to eight counties in New Jersey, while the rest of the state is now in a severe ...

Orange County’s Greenwood Lake district is closing its schools Thursday and Friday due to technique that causes smokier ...

Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a drought warning for all of New Jersey, imposing new restrictions on water system operators ...

The dry conditions are part of a broader drought across the Northeast. Nationally, October was one of the driest months on ...

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor map issued on Nov. 7, the Coastal North remained categorized as a D2 “severe drought” ...

In addition to a burn ban, the National Weather Service has placed the Mohawk Valley under a Red Flag warning until 6 p.m.

High fire danger impacting millions of people across New York and New Jersey is forecast to last through the weekend, as the ...

Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, told Newsweek that the last time drought to this ...

Unusually dry weather, an abundance of ‘dry fuels’, low relative humidity and strong winds combine to create high risk of ...

While the Southern Tier region that includes Cattaraugus and Allegany counties received welcome precipitation the past few days, a statewide burn ban is in effect until Nov. 30, as wildfires continue ...

Earlier on Tuesday, law enforcement agencies across New London County, including numerous police departments in New London County, reported issues receiving calls both through the 911 system and ...