BANNER ELK, N.C. (WBTV) - A wildfire has burned at least 120 acres in Western North Carolina, according to the latest update.

On Sunday, North Carolina Forest Service issued a red flag warning for the state. A red flag warning means that critical fire ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Two more western North Carolina counties issued bans on outdoor open burning on Tuesday.

A year after Helene, dried storm debris is fueling fast-moving wildfires in western North Carolina, where damaged forests and ...

For county-issued burn bans, a local ordinance says in part, “...Atmospheric conditions that may warrant a burning ban include but are not limited to extended periods of low humidity, high winds, ...

Officials in Buncombe County report the North Carolina Forest Service and local crews are responding to a fire that has ...

MURPHY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Nantahala National Forest will conduct a prescribed burn on Nov. 18 in Murphy. According to a Nov.

“We determine that that fire actually resulted from a debris burn that took place several weeks prior so when you don’t get ...

The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and MountainTrue, sued the U.S. Forest Service today after the agency refused to stop an unlawful logging ...

UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED. THAT IS HOW A TOP LEADER AT THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE DESCRIBES THE CURRENT STATE OF THE AGENCY AS THEY RECOVER FROM HURRICANE HELENE. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A PROBLEM ...

Multiple departments from Avery, Watauga and other surrounding counties are battling a brush fire in the 1600 block of Banner ...