An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene reopened to the public on Friday, nine months after the storm ...

Related video: Thunderstorms bring hail to parts of western North Carolina Buncombe, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Henderson County are all under a flood advisory until 11 p.m. tonight.

Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...

Burn bans in Western NC A burn ban was still in place for all of North Carolina as of March 31. Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has issued a burn ban. Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect ...

North Carolina Emergency Management officials said the fire is estimated at 1,000 acres and zero percent contained. Officials said the flames are moving toward Frye Mountain, Shepard's Creek, and ...

In North Carolina, firefighters have been unable to contain the two biggest fires even as they grow to burn some 6,000 acres, according to Kellie Cannon, a Polk County public information officer.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. – Three wildfires in western North Carolina are proving challenging for firefighters to beat because of rough terrain and debris left behind by Hurricane Helene.

Explore North Carolina’s ski areas, where winter wonderlands meet summertime adventures. Explore North Carolina’s ski areas, where winter wonderlands meet summertime adventures. Discover the ...

A map from the North Carolina Forest Service shows the active fires, depicted in red, that still have yet to be fully contained. North Carolina Forest Service In a press release published Monday ...

Carolina Fire Maps Show Where Blazes Burning in North, South Carolina Published Mar 03, 2025 at 7:52 AM EST Updated Mar 03, 2025 at 9:10 AM EST By Jordan King ...

(The Center Square) – Interest-free loans for Hurricane Helene relief have begun to flow, the North Carolina treasurer says. Buncombe County ($8.4 million), Chimney Rock Village ($7.7 million ...

When $15,000 to get a playground up to code was keeping an early child care center re-opening that served 60 students in Pensacola, a community in Yancey County that was devastated, a corporation ...