The North Carolina Forest Service reported over 200 wildfires across the state Monday. However, most are small and not ...

A burn ban remains in effect for McDowell County. Due to weather conditions including gusty wind, the burn ban continues, emergency management said. Trump vows to press ahead; LeBron James hits new ...

A Mason County man is in jail facing charges related to a house fire. On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Tyler Allen Crump, 32, of Pt. Pleasant, was arrested and charged with first-degree arson and three ...

The SC Forestry Commission answers questions regarding the 2,000 acre wildfire that has impacted the Carolina Forest ...

Western North Carolina officials report that crews are responding to a large wildfire in Polk County while burn bans remain ...

A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...

Detectives with the McDowell County Sheriff's Office are searching for three people connected to a breaking-and-entering ...

Tryon in western North Carolina has been forced to evacuate residents from as many as 200 structures due to a “rapidly ...

With multiple wildfires burning throughout Western NC and Upstate SC, the National Weather Service has warned of further ...

With much of Western North Carolina under abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region. The largest fire in WNC is a nearly 500-acre blaze in Polk County that has required ...

A nearly 500-acre fire burns in Polk County, triggering a voluntary evacuation. Officials say Helene debris has left the ...