Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...

Fire crews from across the state are battling three Polk County wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 acres in total.

The Polk County Election Office is trading its decades-old downtown location for a new headquarters on Des Moines' north side ...

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Windy, dry conditions Thursday night led to evacuation orders in Polk County where three wildfires are burning.

Black Cove, Deep Woods, Fish Hook fires burn 1,100 acres, destroy homes POLK COUNTY—Three separate wildfires have burned at ...

Fire crews are working to contain three separate wildfires in Polk County Thursday evening as high winds and dry conditions ...

Crews in Polk County were battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain Community on Thursday, as they continued to fight ...

The mother of a family medicine physician who died in June 2024 after a collision between his kayak and the Buena Vista Ferry is suing Marion County for $22.5 million, alleging its negligence caused ...

The Polk County Local Government is providing ways to help those in need as the area is fighting multiple wildfires.

Multiple agencies are using boats, drones, underwater sonar devices and a helicopter in an effort to locate the child.