(Courtesy of Valerie Anderson) Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map. They snuck through a jumble of ...

Can smart planning keep native plants growing when the population is, too? Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a ...

A tropical wave in the central Atlantic and another in the Caribbean are moving west as we approach the start of hurricane season.

SALUDA, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert for the community after a raccoon attacked someone on Tuesday. Officials said they were notified of a raccoon ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two serious, separate crashes that occurred Sunday evening. The crashes happened within minutes of each other, but about ...

NOAA changed its naming convention for the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. Geological Survey changed the name on U.S. maps per President Trump's order. Forecasters urge all residents to keep an eye ...

With temperatures 10 to 20 degrees cooler than the nearby cities, the charming towns of Jackson County, North Carolina, ...

Every 10 years, counties update precinct maps based on U.S. Census data. However, due to the county's population growth, state leaders have asked the county to alter maps. The election ...

The jail's population has consistently exceeded its capacity of 2,400 since July 2024. Editor's note: This story has been updated to show Bobby Carter was a Shelby County Criminal Court judge.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

It also includes where to sign up for county emergency alert notifications now and find maps that counties will use to share evacuation updates during fires. (Video Above: How to prepare for the ...