Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in California that has over 72,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders and caused three injuries, according to officials. The Gifford Fire, which began on Friday afternoon,

An air quality alert is in effect today for NYC, as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.

On Monday at 11:40 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an updated air quality alert in effect until Tuesday at midnight for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.