The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.

Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting structures in anticipation of elevated temperatures, high winds and ...

Three wildfires continue to burn Monday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment. The Black Cove ...

Polk County Emergency Management on Friday afternoon issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents of the Piney Gate area.

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

In Polk County, an evacuation shelter is being ... some of the most rugged you’d see in western North Carolina," E.J. Dwigans of the North Carolina Forest Service said. "Access into these ...

Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more ...

Polk County Emergency Management on Friday afternoon issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents of the Piney Gate area.

An evacuation order went into effect Wednesday afternoon for part of Rutherford County in North Carolina due to a “developing ...

A band of rain passed through WNC and South Carolina, helping slow the spread of area wildfires. Here's what to know about containment efforts April 1 ...

Several WNC counties are under severe air quality alerts for Thursday, March 27, with one being issued a Code Purple.

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...