Sheriff Grady Judd said the 60-year-old man was in the U.S. illegally, and ICE has been notified to deport him.

New evacuation orders have been issued in Polk County as wildfires continue to roar along the Green River and near Lake Adger ...

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 ...

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

Polk County officials are urging some residents who live near uncontrolled fires to "leave now" as two of the fires surge ...

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

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

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

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

Firefighters are working to contain three fires in Polk County as a statewide burn ban remains in effect.

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