Officials say the fire is about 20% contained and said they have made progress, but strong winds are hampering their efforts to bring the fire completely under control. Those winds are bringing the smoke to the Jersey side of the border. New York state ...

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

Trains approaching Penn Station in Manhattan were being moved out of the area at reduced speeds using diesel engines.

A blaze apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx caused a power outage and a disruption that was expected to last through the day.

Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee.

Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight from Sunday into Monday in a forest area straddling the border between the two states,