Check here for updates throughout the day Thursday as the Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to burn in New Jersey and New ...

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning ...

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.

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 ...

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

The current record highs on Halloween are 81 degrees in Trenton, 82 degrees in Newark and 83 ... Pine Barrens region in New Jersey.” The state, in issuing a Stage 3 fire restriction, said ...