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

Residents across New York City awoke to a thin brown haze and the smell of smoke Saturday, as a nearby wildfire and chilly morning temperatures led to an inversion that trapped smoke near the ground.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person is dead after a wreck on Walnut Grove in Shelby Farms, Memphis Police said Wednesday evening.

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 ...

New York. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service first reported it at around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. "Our fire tower noticed it, and it was spotted in New York. Well, [Friday] afternoon, the fire was ...

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested after the police said he intentionally set a brush fire. The New York area has contended with numerous fires during an ...

It's scary. It's *** little nerve wracking. I was just hoping that the whole park did *** set fire not far away. An 18 year old New York State Forest ranger volunteer died Saturday while ...

NEW YORK — Crews are continuing to contain and extinguish several wildfires that ignited in the Northeast due to record-dry conditions, but some welcome rain should help with fire suppression ...

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and ...