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

Officials have issued red-flag fire warnings from New Jersey through Massachusetts, following weeks with minimal rain in the ...

Historically dry conditions and drought in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern part of the United States are a key factor in ...

A volunteer firefighter was arrested and charged after allegedly setting a brush fire on Long Island, New York, on Tuesday.

High wind gusts and low humidity are proving challenging for firefighters battling thousands of acres of wildfire across ...

For hourly updates as wildfires continue to burn throughout the region, check out the New Jersey wildfire, smoke map.

Unusually dry weather, an abundance of ‘dry fuels’, low relative humidity and strong winds combine to create high risk of ...

Blustery conditions hampered firefighters on Tuesday as they sought to contain a stubborn wildfire in northern New Jersey and ...

Dangerous wildfires burned from coast-to-coast on Tuesday as weather officials issued fresh red flag warnings across multiple ...

Tuesday's Red Flag Warning due to windy conditions is causing problems for ... trying to suppress this fire with manual labor ...

Known as the Jennings Creek fire, it started Friday and quickly spread. The rugged terrain has made it more difficult for emergency workers to respond.