Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

The number of wildfires burning in Florida is climbing again. After a brief downward trend earlier in the week, the numbers ...

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...

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 N.C. Emergency Management division said Sunday that a federal grant to help battle the western wildfire had been approved and that the agency is assisting in Polk County with communications, ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out at ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained.On Monday, March ...

The shares plunged more than 10% to $214.80 amid a broader rout in global equity markets. The cause of a two-alarm fire Sunday morning at a Fremont apartment complex that left one person dead and ...

A special judge has upheld a legal case against former Clark County Councilman John Miller who's facing a felony charge of conflict of interest. A spokesperson with the Jeffersonville Police ...