A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has ...

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...

The groups say the 2023 land and resource management plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests could harm wildlife.

The ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling, though fire marshalls have jurisdiction to ...

The weather has improved for firefighting, but wildfires continue to burn in WNC and the Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Monday for live updates ...

The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

Sunday morning showers have been a boon for firefighters working to contain three wildfires burning in North Carolina.

Officials with the North Carolina Forest Service are hopeful forecasted rain will help get the Black Cove Complex fires under ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire that's been burning in Cruso since Wednesday has grown to 1,200 acres baby mid-day Saturday, but a clever strategy to steer the fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock ...

Evacuations were ordered for a fire near Bryson City that was only 10% contained, emergency management officials said Friday ...