Wildfires have already burned more than 24,000 acres this year, so packing an evacuation kit and tracking fire maps are ...

As insurance costs have increased, representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance and statewide flood organizations ...

Day Three of the federal lawsuit alleging that a Tampa Bay area state Senate district was racially gerrymandered focused in ...

As Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough wears its history like a comfortable heirloom quilt—valued not for perfection but for the stories woven into every patch and stitch. Founded in 1779 when ...

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Polk County spread another 100 acres ... burning over 500 acres throughout Western North Carolina. A combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

Two counties in North Carolina's Piedmont region redrew their border this year to match the one originally established in ...