The Upgraded Points data shows the counties in each state with the largest tax refunds as well. For example, in Guilford County, the average refund is expected to be about $3,100 versus Alamance ...

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 ...

At its annual attainment event in February, myFutureNC released new data on North Carolina’s progress toward its educational ...

In North Carolina, at least eight fires were burning in the mountains. The largest — the Black Cove Fire and the Deep Woods Fire in Polk County — were becoming more contained. They have ...

Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties also have Code Red unhealthy air. How to know if the wildfire smoke is affecting your ...

Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties also have Code Red unhealthy air. How to know if the wildfire smoke is affecting your health. As wildfires continue to burn around Western North Carolina ...

“A lot of the population ... In parts of Polk County, it was hard to tell that just a few miles north of Columbus, some of nearly 500 firefighters from North Carolina and other states were ...