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

Marques Brownlee, a Maplewood native and Stevens Institute of Technology grad, apologized for “inexcusable” behavior.

Containing the Jennings Creek Wildfire was always going to be an issue due to the terrain. Here is how firefighters are doing ...

New Jersey’s governor has issued a drought warning and said water restrictions could come if conditions worsen. The dry spell ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka named his fourth public safety director in eight years, choosing a longtime city police officer and chief to replace an outsider who resigned last week two years after being ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka named his fourth public safety director in eight years on Tuesday, choosing longtime city police ...

Wildfires have erupted across the Northeast US, fueled by an unusually long dry spell and elevated drought conditions. As crews continue to fight fires from New Jersey to Massachusetts, concerns grow ...

A wildfire that's consumed thousands of acres is about 20% contained. Forecasters are warning of an increased risk of spread ...

A brush fire is burning in Englewood Cliffs with the smoke from it visible across the Hudson River in Manhattan. The fire is burning in the area of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Bergen County, ...

Six families were forced out of their homes Tuesday during an apartment fire in Newark. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. at the Littleton 2017 LLC Apartments on South Sixth Street. City officials ...