Two wildfires over 2,900 acres in Polk County are uncontained while another at 152 acres is 50 percent contained.

A community meeting was held to inform and update the public on the multiple wildfires in Polk County. Here are the ...

Wildfires have returned to the Carolinas, prompting another state of emergency, according to officials.

There also was a fire in Burke County, just east of WNC. And the Persimmon Ridge and Table Rock fires have consumed 1,200 ...

"The fire ban will be in effect until further notice on both the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the park. This is consistent with the Sevier County burn ... power line." Map of where ...

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8:20 p.m. Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina about 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) west ...

The Polk County Emergency Management (PCEM) said that they are currently working on retrieving more resources for the Forest Service to continue combatting the wildfires. PCEM is in contact with State ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC, (WATE) — The four-mile stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee and North Carolina border will reopen to motor traffic Saturday, according to the North Carolina Department of ...

N.C. data show labor and delivery and other women’s services reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals, with negative health ...