President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation's sprawling public health apparatus.

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

One of the surprising storylines in this early NBA season is a budding feud between Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown and ...

Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. Dry conditions in New ...

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos More than 58% of the Northeast is in ...

The New York Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building in Queens Tuesday morning. Two firefighters were ...

Schools and roads are closed as Greenwood Lake prepares for heavy smoke caused by firefighters' big push against the Jennings ...

A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline on Thursday.

In this news update we cover what's in NYC's new congestion pricing plan. Plus, the latest on the wildfires in New York and New Jersey.

LYNN — After sweeping across more than 400 acres over the weekend, the wildfire is still here, smoldering in the ground ...

The record-breaking statistics come as several Northeast states battle extremely dry conditions and multiple wildfires.

New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.