Widespread drought in the U.S. sets up the ideal conditions for fire to spread—and humans are making it worse, experts say.

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Of the 15 wildfires currently burning across New York state, the two largest are in Ulster and Orange counties, state officials said Monday.

A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest ...

Light rain overnight into Monday reduced Long Island’s fire danger, but high winds and drier conditions for the coming week ...

Thanks to a slight reprieve from the drought, rain has weakened the deadly wildfires burning in New York and New Jersey and ...

One thing that is clear: The next Jackson municipal race in two years, when voters will choose a mayor and two more council ...

A 37-year-old man is now charged with arson in connection with the Shotgun Wildfire in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Richard Shashaty is accused of sparking the fire that later burned more than 350 ...

Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department, was killed while battling a fire in a forest in Greenwood Lake, ...

Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee.

A man has been charged with arson after officials say he fired an illegal shotgun round that sparked a wildfire in New Jersey ...