With federal prisons awarding good behavior credits, how much time might two ex-Bitwise CEOs see their sentences reduced?

The San Francisco Bay has been hosting an influx of gray whales over the past week or so, including one that was found floating dead near Alcatraz Island ...

Wildfires burned across WNC, fueled by dry weather and downed debris from Tropical Storm Helene. How did the fires impact ...

BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation notices for Polk County, please refer to Polk County’s website. For updated or ...

Burning permits became available and the ban from burning covering all 100 North Carolina counties was lifted Wednesday, the ...

The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.

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

Rain helped cool the Black Cove Complex wildfires, slowing fire activity, but crews remain on alert for new challenges.