Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening following a weeklong effort to control the fire, which as of the declaration was close to 41% contained.

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

People north of New York City and in northern New Jersey are being warned about more smoke Thursday due to the Jennings Creek Fire, which is burning along the New Jersey and New York border. Meanwhile,

The state Department of Environmental Conservation said the Jennings Creek brush fire was 20% contained as it entered its fifth day