Evacuation orders in McDowell County were lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday after crews made progress battling a wildfire overnight. In a 6:55 a.m. update on Thursday, Jan. 30, McDowell County Emergency ...

The town of Mars Hill has entered an option to purchase 75 acres, the West Farm, adjacent to the Smith Farm portion of the Bailey Mountain Preserve.

The Currituck County Geographic Information Services staff recently upgraded the county’s interactive online map with new aerial photographs.  The map now includes high-resolution images ...

An out of control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained.

An “out of control” wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday, according to the McDowell County officials.

Robeson County authorities hope a judge’s nuisance abatement order will end “continuous criminal violations, drug offenses, ...

In the must-see video above, evacuations were ordered after a wildfire ignited in McDowell County, western North Carolina, on ...

Many people were forced out of their homes this week after a wildfire broke out in western North Carolina. The first of three ...

Country singer Ryan Whyte Maloney has died. Maloney wowed judges on Season 6 of competition show, 'The Voice.' On 'The Voice,' Maloney was on Blake Shelton's team, a professional relationship that ...

President Trump has appointed Chris Rocheleau as the acting FAA administrator following a tragic aircraft collision near Washington, D.C. Rocheleau, with over two decades of experience at the FAA ...

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