Maryland is home to multiple types of ticks, which can spread disease. Here's what to look out for and how to avoid ...

On the second floor of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative ... When I visited the institute, in the old North Carolina tobacco town of Winston-Salem, I passed airy laboratories where ...

Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area.

As wildfires become more common and catastrophic, the shortage of trained personnel across the state makes communities ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” to reduce the risk of tick and mosquito borne diseases. In 2024, there were more than 900 ...

THE ENTIRE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GOES UNDER A BURN BAN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AT 8 A.M., THE STATE FOREST SERVICE SAYS THE BAN WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. OPEN BURNING INCLUDES ...

Previous Coverage:On Tuesday, the North Carolina Forest Service responded to a wildfire in the Pisgah National Forest.Just before 4 p.m., the city of Marion, North Carolina, said a wildfire has ...

Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the wildfires that raged in ...

The North Carolina Forest Service says that they responded to 1,688 wildfire calls across the state in March 2025, compared to the 814 calls in March of 2024. A statewide burn ban was in effect ...