An Avery County firefighter shared the story of a dramatic water rescue as Hurricane Helene came barreling through the region ...

Hurricane Helene was responsible for the most inland flooding deaths in the United States in 52 years. In North Carolina, ...

Linville-Central Rescue Squad—and other winners of the Defender Service Awards—do hero’s work ...

As Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina last fall, floodwaters swallowed homes, climbed rooftops, and forced ...

A fire station in High Point was temporarily without a working engine or rescue unit on Friday morning. The firefighter’s union in High Point said staffing ...

Sedgwick County Fire Dist 1 took advantage of the rainfall earlier this week to brush up some swift water training.

News & Observer readers comment on renewable energy tax credits, FEMA in WNC, tip taxes, government programs and being a ...

The Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (VA-TF1) conducted a full-scale exercise that began May 13 and ...

“It just, it didn’t compute,” Michael Mica told the North Carolina Education Lottery in a May 20 news release. “I had to keep checking it because it wasn’t registering.” Mica had a lot ...

(The Center Square) – Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina is among five installations being assessed for a new combat deployment model. The Air Force Deployable Combat Wings would be self ...

IT’S GOING TO BE HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM. TODAY, THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE ITS FULL STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL. THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES WITH ...