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

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

Ryan Cole, Buncombe County Emergency Management assistant director, said that while some fallen trees left by Helene are not ...

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

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...

Weeks after the passing of the first Helene relief bill of 2025, wildfires fueled by the storm's destruction have scorched ...

Detectives in Asheville, North Carolina, charged a man with multiple counts of child sex crimes following an investigation that began in December.

A band of rain passed through WNC and South Carolina, helping slow the spread of area wildfires. Here's what to know about containment efforts April 1 ...

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

Firefighters made progress over the weekend battling major wildfires in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate ...

Burn bans are still in effect across all of North Carolina and South Carolina, and fire risks persist. The Asheville Citizen ...

The National Weather Service at GSP has issued a hazardous weather outlook for northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, Western N.C., and Upstate South Carolina due to increased wildfire danger.