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.

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The search for a missing South Carolina man and woman who disappeared after going hiking has ended, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

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In today’s StarNews, Gareth does a great job explaining how fire ants got to North Carolina in the first place and the ...

Devastating flooding in the Carolinas caused by Hurricane Helene late last September has long since receded, but a general ...

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 ...

North Carolina Forest Service officials say downed trees will soon dry out, making fires worse and more difficult to fight.

Months after Helene took lives and livelihoods, many Asheville residents haven’t returned to work. Some think there might be ...

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

RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. The statewide ban went into effect on March 21 due to hazardous forest fire conditions.