Smoke from wildfires burning down in the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England has traveled over 200 miles to reach us here in Vermont and northern New York. Winds from the south have carried this ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse firefighters Wednesday night fought back a wildfire with 30-foot flames and blowing burning embers in a scene that looked more like California than Central New York.

It visibly lingers in the air, during and after a wildfire: a thick blanket of smoke and soot coupled with ash coating parked cars. Santa Ana winds can spread these clouds of unhealthy air ...