A wildfire in southwestern North Carolina was the largest active fire in the state, having spread more than 600 acres in Polk County near the South Carolina border, according to the forest service.

The Joyce Kilmer Wilderness in Western North Carolina is famous for its towering trees. These hardwood giants have grown uninterrupted for hundreds of years.

Citing health and environmental concerns, the proposal would require developers to use other methods than open burning to get ...

MYRTLE BEACH — A Carolina Forest woman's backyard debris burn ignited a wildfire that spread to more than 2,000 acres and forced evacuations from eight neighborhoods, state authorities said.

Helene has changed the landscape in western North Carolina for years to come and raised interest among private landowners in ...

Woman hiking in forest, DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA Close-up Top of Looking Glass Falls, Blue Ridge Mountains, NC Close-up of the Top of Looking Glass Falls on Highway 276 in the Dupont ...

Hurricane Helene’s impact on Transylvania County’s power grid shifted one resident’s invention for local power resiliency into high gear.

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service indicated progress in containment. "Fire crews have concluded active firefighting operations," a news release said.

For one of the best springtime adventures in North Carolina, hike to the famous Daffodil Flats in the Linville Gorge ...