Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area are still ...

Dry conditions that have prevailed across much of North and South Carolina have created an elevated fire risk.

Dry weather and millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last year are creating a long and active fire season in ...

That’s exactly what happened after Helene. With rainwater pouring into the system from the storm’s aftermath, Duke Energy had ...

Eight law students from UNC-Chapel Hill spent their spring break offering legal aid to communities in Western North Carolina.

NCDEQ officials and staff tried to recruit for the long-understaffed agency during a conference, and the governor’s office announced a website for those displaced due to Hurricane Helene or recent ...

Two fires in Polk and Henderson counties in NC have grown to nearly 6,000 acres. Henderson County orders mandatory ...

The North Carolina State Fire Marshal is asking for help from fire departments nationwide to come to Polk County and help ...

The county’s January unemployment rate was up slightly from December’s 6% and more than double the rate of 3% a year earlier.

Across western North Carolina, wildfires are raging as all 100 North Carolina counties remain under a burn ban. Crews from ...