Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

North Carolina Forest Service officials say downed trees will soon dry out, making fires worse and more difficult to fight.

A ban on all open burning in North Carolina will be lifted as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. A statewide ban went into effect ...

The North Carolina State Fire Marshal is asking for help from fire departments nationwide to come to Polk County and help ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight ...

The total acreage of all three wildfires in Polk County combined is now 6,168 as of Tuesday, March 25 around 4 p.m. According ...

Wildfires burned across WNC, fueled by dry weather and downed debris from Tropical Storm Helene. How did the fires impact ...

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for live updates.

More than 50 fire departments and more than 300 personnel from North Carolina and other states are deployed on the ground to ...

Fires in Polk and Henderson counties grew on March 24, despite a short period of rain. The fires now span over 5,750 acres ...

A massive wildfire burning in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into North Carolina.