A three-legged dog was abandoned in a soggy box — and now, he needs a home. “Meet Benji — a resilient and incredibly sweet ...

A teenager had to be rescued last week after he was bit by a rattlesnake in western North Carolina. State officials said the ...

USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane ...

Zain Shah and fishing buddy Kevin Foley, 18, came with a plan to fish until dark and then camp for the night, he says. The ...

With Hurricane Helene’s damage still visible across Western North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein says the state must brace for ...

The Kinston Fire and Rescue team introduced a brand-new jet ski to the fleet, and it was the first of its kind. The jet ski ...

NPR and the PBS series "Frontline" investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.

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

Only six out of 1,000 state-purchased housing trailers have been occupied so far, while nearly seven months after Helene, ...

The showcase included demonstrations from first responders and specialized state assets such as the North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART), which integrates the North Carolina ...

The governor of South Carolina declared a state of emergency on Sunday. Firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry ...

Crews say they feel an obligation to help the firefighting brethren from Southern California who responded to fires in the North Bay in ... of the Marin County search and rescue task force that ...