A majority of the Northeast has been plunged into drought after an exceptionally dry and warm start to fall. Nationally, October was one of the driest months on record. Fires have broken out in New ...

The nation’s northeastern states—New York alongside New England’s Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—face mounting challenges to their energy systems in terms ...

Utility crews have restored service to many of those who lost power because of the lashing winds, which drove flooding along the coast. The gradually weakening storm remains a threat through Monday, ...

Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon. By Adeel Hassan and Nazaneen ...