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 ...

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 ...

Statewide ban issued as wildfires burn over 1,000 acres in Polk County: 3 homes lost More: More evacuations ordered for Polk County NC wildfires; helicopters continue to drop water ...

The Alarka Five Fire has now burned 1,515 acres and remains at 37% containment, according to Swain County Emergency ...

To see where the fires are located and get information on their sizes, origins and more, check out our interactive fires map, ...

When Hurricane Helene tore through western Yancey County, Steve Boyd was one of thousands in the area who lost internet access. The 70-year-old retiree, who lives outside of Burnsville, knows he got ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, ...

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

We’ve all bought into the notion at least a little bit — that these mountains protect us from the worst nature has to dish ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for live updates.

The worst fires in the region are in Polk County, the Black Cove Complex Fire and ... What started as a 2-acre fire in the ...

With a red flag warning still in effect for Polk and Henderson counties, the National Interagency Fire Center is calling the Black Cove Complex Fire the "highest priority fire" in the Southern U.S., ...