New York Governor Kathy Hochul elevated 15 counties, including New York City, to drought warning status on Monday due to the lack of rain and declining water supply levels.Counties under the drought ...

Dry conditions across the northeast have been blamed for hundreds of brush fires. They had already prompted New York City and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as ...

The wet weather will help ease the dryness that has fueled bush fires across the east over the last two months.