Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

Entire blocks are facing evacuation orders in Polk County, North Carolina, due to a trio of wildfires that have begun consuming buildings, first responders say. A half dozen homes and structures ...

In western North Carolina, firefighters are still struggling ... GERARD ALBERT III, BYLINE: Polk County, a rural area about an hour south of Asheville, was struggling to recover from Hurricane ...

A devastating wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, leads to mandatory evacuations, with air quality alerts issued. South Carolina declares a state of emergency due to the spreading Table Rock ...

Three fires that merged to form the Black Cove Complex Fire have burned nearly 7,000 acres in Western North Carolina’s Polk ... p.m. Fire Service update. For Polk County updates, including ...

New data from the state Department of Commerce shows that NC counties including Henderson are showing good recovery in their ...

Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more than 3,000 acres combined and two of the blazes remain out of control ...