A man was apprehended after starting a blaze on an island in a Hudson Valley lake and not putting it out despite numerous ...

New York City and surrounding areas have not had rain for five weeks, conditions that have led to wildfires less than an hour away. READ MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES Wildfires Pose a $761 ...

A rare brush fire in Van Cortlandt Park sent smoke billowing across the Bronx on Monday, as NYC faces increased fire risks ...

The severity of the recently issued drought watch was evident on Monday in the woods on the east side of Van Cortlandt Park, New York City’s ...

Trooper Thomas Mascia said he was shot in the leg after he stopped to assist the driver of a sedan parked on the left ...

To one man on Long Island, the hurricane which devastated Fire Island and the continuing strip of seabeach that runs as far east as Southampton (TIME, Oct. 3) spelled Opportunity as well ...

NEW YORK — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new ...

Wintry conditions were impacting states in the Pacific Northwest, whereas a dry spell in the Northeast prompted red flag ...

It is against this politically charged backdrop that dramatist Robert Gould chose to set “Little House on the Ferry: The ...

New York State Police say the trooper was shot on the westbound Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead around 11:45 p.m.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new real-time weather data tool to help inform New Yorkers when there is an increased risk ...

A prolonged bout of dry weather has prompted concerns regarding easy wildfire ignition in some Northeast states.