An exceptionally dry fall prompted the state to raise the drought level in Central and Northeast Massachusetts from mild to critical on Nov. 7. The critical region includes Harvard, and the ...

Brush fires have been breaking out around Rhode Island and Massachusetts in recent days, and with no immediate end to the drought conditions in sight, the risk level remains severe.

The size and severity of the drought in Massachusetts is growing. Often a major storm is needed to reset the jetstream.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor that came out Thursday shows just about all of western Massachusetts in the Severe Drought ...

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...

LYNN — After sweeping across more than 400 acres over the weekend, the wildfire is still here, smoldering in the ground ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...

In the Must See video above, Firefighters responded to a brush fire in Manhatan’s Inwood Hill Park on Wednesday, November 13, ...

Conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn.

BOSTON — Bay Staters should conserve water and avoid burning anything outdoors amid an “unprecedented” wildfire season that ...

New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning ...