Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...

Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area.

Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...

MITCHELL COUNTY, NC — A family of four in Western North Carolina is working to rebuild ... We weren't trapped in with a mudslide or a tree, so we got out safe," said a family member.

The wildfire burning Thursday in western North Carolina is now the "highest priority fire in the U.S," the state Forest Service said as millions of residents across the parched region remained ...

Governor Josh Stein had asked the agency to extend the program to help Western North Carolina, but FEMA says extending the program is quote "not warranted." North Carolina House Democratic Whip ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. – Three wildfires in western North Carolina are proving challenging for firefighters to beat because of rough terrain and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene.

On his first day in office, Stein signed five executive orders aimed at Helene recovery in western North Carolina. The first bill he signed was the bipartisan disaster act, allocating over half a ...

ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned a wooded area more than 2 square miles (about 5.2 square kilometers), forest officials said. The larger ...