This week, 35.01 percent of the U.S. and Puerto Rico were completely drought-free, with 26.96 percent under "abnormally dry" ...

The slow and steady rain-snow mixture was beneficial, but it is too soon to tell if will change the area’s drought conditions ...

Nearly all of the U.S. is facing drought, with Kentucky becoming the 49th state to enter drought in November, due to a ...

The wild black bears that roam into developed areas are often young bears trying to find food in a new territory, according ...

Long Island's driest autumn in decades has sparked dozens of brush fires and questions about what it could mean over time.

Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast are drying up due to drought conditions in ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation told Newsday it has not received any reports or observed any increases in ...

"For grapes, if it's dry starting in August and then running through the entire harvest season, that's really good," Sharrott ...

Jackie Bray, New York state Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, joined WNYC for an update.

Amid an unprecedented uptick in brush fires and a drought warning, it's raining in New York City for the first time in weeks.

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...

New Jersey’s worst drought in 22 years has turned even more serious in just one week, with half of the state now experiencing ...