Western North Carolina officials report that crews are responding to a large wildfire in Polk County while burn bans remain ...

A video shared from North Carolina shows a wildfire burning in the community of Tryon on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

On Saturday, March 8, over 300 individuals exercised their constitutional right to peaceful protest in downtown Tryon, ...

Evacuation notices were issued where homes were close to flames, such as in the Grand Strand of South Carolina and the ...

According to officials, multiple fire departments are responding to an active brush fire. At 2:15 p.m. Saturday, officials urged residents from 2500-3910 US 176 Hwy and Meadowlark Drive to evacuate as ...

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Polk County Emergency Management said some people who had to evacuate from their homes could be allowed to return as soon as ...

Russ Ferguson was sworn in on Tuesday as United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.  As U.S. Attorney ...

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to ...

All evacuations were lifted as of 5:30 p.m. Monday. Tryon in western North Carolina has been forced to evacuate residents from as many as 200 structures due to a “rapidly spreading” wildfire ...

TRYON, N.C. — The downed power line that sparked a wildfire here that ultimately burned more than 600 acres in western North Carolina fell a couple hundred feet from where U.S. 176 has abruptly ...

In Tryon, North Carolina, about a 45-minute drive south of Asheville, residents along numerous streets also faced pleas to evacuate. As of Sunday afternoon, Polk County officials said evacuations ...