A burn ban remains in effect for McDowell County. Due to weather conditions including gusty wind, the burn ban continues, emergency management said. Trump vows to press ahead; LeBron James hits new ...

A Mason County man is in jail facing charges related to a house fire. On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Tyler Allen Crump, 32, of Pt. Pleasant, was arrested and charged with first-degree arson and three ...

The SC Forestry Commission answers questions regarding the 2,000 acre wildfire that has impacted the Carolina Forest ...

A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...

With multiple wildfires burning throughout Western NC and Upstate SC, the National Weather Service has warned of further ...

With much of Western North Carolina under abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region. The largest fire in WNC is a nearly 500-acre blaze in Polk County that has required ...

A nearly 500-acre fire burns in Polk County, triggering a voluntary evacuation. Officials say Helene debris has left the ...

One person volunteering, Nancy Osborne, had quit working at the Fire Department a week before the flood struck the area but returned after seeing the need here. A few days later, Osborn says she ...

A Red Flag Warning for Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas prompted a burn ban to be placed in McDowell County, North Carolina.

New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport is operating normally after a FedEx cargo jet made an emergency landing with one of its ...

McDowell County Emergency Management has issued a high fire danger warning from Friday morning until early next ...