On Wednesday, police said 19-year-old Kazmair Taft was taken into custody. Taft has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharging a firearm in the city, and possession of ...

The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, ...

Leland, Navassa, and state forest service fire officials had to respond to a call around 2:20 Wednesday afternoon in the one thousand block of Lexington Avenue in Leland.

The North Carolina Forest Service is working to establish dozer lines in the Headwaters State Forest area ahead of ...

A tractor-trailer driver from Western North Carolina died when his truck wrecked Tuesday night, the Lexington Police Department said.

Staffing in volunteer fire departments is at its lowest level ever, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

The Black Cove Complex Fire is considered the "highest priority fire" in the Southern U.S. A firefighter was injured on March ...

Two firefighters from the Piedmont-Triad have joined the efforts to limit the blaze that has ravaged thousands of acres in the North Carolina mountains. A red flag warning has been issued for Polk and ...

Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires with our live updates.

Fire crews are working to get control of the Freedom Farm Fire, that broke out in the Leicester and Dix Creek area Wednesday, ...

FROM THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRES, WE NOW HEAD TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE NEW EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR AREAS AROUND THE BLACK COVE COMPLEX FIRE. AS OF THIS MORNING. OFFICIALS SAY THIS ...

An immediate evacuation notice has been issued due to a new rapidly developing fire in Rutherford County, North Carolina.