High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

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

As water makes its way from Lake James, which is west of Morganton, North Carolina, to Lake Wateree in South Carolina ...

White documents her efforts, storing photos of debris piles, maps, and a journal of some 20 trips across Western North Carolina and along ... visiting a lake, and laughing when he got stung ...

In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year’s Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that ...

North Carolina Emergency Management will be using FEMA funds to elevate 20 structures in the Town of Carolina Beach.

Hurricane Helene hit the Upstate and Western North Carolina leaving hundreds of storm-related deaths and billions worth of ...

"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 ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

Firefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but ...

Wildfires continued to rage on in the Carolinas on Friday, burning through more than 17,000 acres this week. The Table Rock Fire northwest of Greenville, South Carolina, grew significantly ...

In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year’s Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that ...