Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained.On Monday, March ...

County officials are asking residents not to call 911 to report smoky conditions More: Statewide ban issued as wildfires burn over 1,000 acres in Polk County: 3 homes lost More: More evacuations ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

The outdoor burning ban in Henderson County is canceled effective 8 a.m. Wednesday April 2. The Henderson County burning ban ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its K-9s. The Mosaic Company, a producer of phosphate, will soon be starting a pilot road project in Polk County that will use a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County tax assessments are rolling out to homes this week and realtors say so far people aren’t reporting terrible news. Every other odd numbered year, the County Assessor does ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...