Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...

On Friday, Aug. 29, the 79th annual North Carolina Apple Festival kicks off in downtown Hendersonville, just under a month ...

At least 18 youth summer camps across North Carolina stand on or are very near federally designated floodways and flood zones ...

North Carolina's western region was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. The hurricane damaged or impacted 5,000 miles of state-maintained roads and damaged 7,000 private roads, bridges and ...

Posted: Mar 27, 2025 / 07:32 AM EDT Updated: Mar 27, 2025 / 07:32 AM EDT (WSPA) — Wildfires are burning in the Upstate and western North Carolina, prompting evacuations in seven counties.

NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA The Grandfather Ranger District is working with the G5 Trail Collective to provide an up-to-date map of open trails.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook Western North Carolina and East Tennessee May 10, 2025. This map shows the intensity of the earthquake, measured in MMI.

According to the N.C. Forest Service wildfire map, by 8 p.m. Wednesday, the fire had grown to 175 acres and was 0% contained. The U.S. Forest Service and the North Carolina Forest Service are ...

A K-MAX helicopter, also being utilized on North Carolina wildfires, can carry 420 gallons. N.C. Forest Service helicopters have been carrying 200 to 300 gallons.