Areas facing mandatory evacuation include: Deepwoods Lane; Wesley Lane; Piney Gate Road; Piney Overlook Lane; Piney Gate Road ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. A local fire marshal has authority to ...

There's a large wildfire on the border of Stokes and Rockingham counties, according to a North Carolina Forest Service Map. The map shows the fire is close to Bennett Road and the Mayo River State ...

Two wildfires have spread over 600 acres in Polk County as officials are planning a burn ban across North Carolina. The North ...

Firefighters are battling a large structure and outdoor fire in Morganton. Triple Community Fire Department says more ...

A little over 39% of all Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina live in rural counties, according to an NC Health News ...

Wildfires in Polk County had burned over 2,000 acres by March 22. Two were along a stretch of Green River already damaged by ...

The populations of nine North Carolina counties have grown by more than 10% since 2020, while 16 have lost residents.

Windy, dry conditions Thursday night led to evacuation orders in Polk County where three wildfires are burning.

Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits ...