Fire danger is expected to ramp up in the Northeast with windy conditions adding fuel to the ongoing bone-dry drought ...

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.

It may sound counterintuitive, but this year’s hyperactive hurricane season may have helped fuel the drought across the ...

Severe drought conditions have taken over the majority of the metro New York City area. The last time severe drought ...

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

A burn ban remains in effect for parts of Maryland despite some rain earlier this week and expected rain Thursday night into ...

Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging 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.

An inch of rain fell in the last week through central and western Ohio, improving the drought in some of the state’s worst-affected counties for the first time in weeks. Still, only five counties in ...

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