New York from the Capital Region to the tip of Long Island is in a “moderate drought,” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has announced the brush fire in Denning has been 90% contained, with approximately 600 ...

The name "Saratoga" is derived from an Iroquois term meaning "the hill beside the river." Spanning from the banks of Lake ...

Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Local fire departments have responded to the wildfires in Ulster County that brought smoke to the Capital Region.

Thanks to the dry and high winds a burn ban has been declared across the state to try to stop brush fires -- or at the very ...

A forest fire raging across hundreds of acres in the Peekamoose Mountain Area was 90% contained as of nightfall Sunday and ...

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In an unusually dry season for the Northeast, fires were pushing potentially dangerous smoke into New York City.

Fires on the east coast led to air quality warnings in the neighbouring states of New York and New Jersey. One blaze - the ...

Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.

The stench and haze of smoke was evident in many areas of Ulster County on Sunday as a 422-acre wildfire raged in the ...