Wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay updated with our live coverage ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso has expanded to between 400 and 500 acres and is 0% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

The Southport Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 last week to extend an option agreement to the state Wildlife Resources Commission to purchase from the city more than 400 undeveloped acres, but one member ...

Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling more than 1,500 acres. This was down from more than 200 blazes at ...

open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina, with blazes marked by red still active. There were fewer on Tuesday as crews made progress (Screengrab/North ...

Some 10 fires were classified as active on a map from the North Carolina Forest Service as of Tuesday morning. There were multiple fires active in North Carolina, a map from the North Carolina ...

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The largest fire in the Upstate is a nearly 500-acre blaze near Landrum in Polk County along the South Carolina-North Carolina that has required evacuations and was 30% contained as of the morning ...