The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...

A flood advisory was issued for a majority of Western North Carolina following a storm and predictions of heavy rain Thursday night. Buncombe, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Henderson County are all ...

The three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, are collectively covering more than 4,800 acres, the N.C. Forest Service says. N.C. Forest Service photo Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 ...

A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR POLK ... NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE PLACES HARDEST HIT BY HELENE. NOW MORE THAN 300 FIRE PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND COUNTRY HAVE JOINED IN POLK ...

Fighting growing wildfires in western North Carolina is hampered by debris ... GERARD ALBERT III, BYLINE: Polk County, a rural area about an hour south of Asheville, was struggling to recover ...

Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina. Monday morning update:Black Cove FireThe N.C. Forest Service estimates the fire is 2,076 acres and is 0% contained.Fire ...

Western North Carolina is again being targeted by hazardous rainfall that forecasters say is expected to lead to its “first noteworthy flood threat” since last September’s deadly Hurricane Helene.

(POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — 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 ...

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 ...