The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and ...

In March, the North Carolina Forest Service said it responded to more than 1,600 wildfires across the state — double the ...

Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

Recent rainfall has improved dry conditions in North Carolina, leading to the lifting of burn bans. A statewide burn ban was issued in March due to multiple wildfires, impacting 34 counties. Residents ...

It’s been more than a decade since the body of Marie Walkingstick Pheasant was found badly burned inside a charred vehicle ...

But wildfires across Western North Carolina may jeopardize those plans. Closed trails and roads, mandatory evacuations and ...

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

A Swain County, North Carolina, man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2013 cold case murder of his wife.

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

A man and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was sentenced to life in prison for the 2013 murder of his ...

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

As of 8 a.m. on April 2, the statewide burn ban has been lifted, and the Buncombe County local open burning ban has been lifted effective 10 a.m. Residents are reminded to adhere to all local fire ...