Crews responding to wildfire in Leicester
Buncombe County officials said crews are responding to a wildfire in the Leicester Community on Tuesday afternoon. Buncombe ...
North Fork wildfire in McDowell County reaches 80% containment, still under investigation
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — We have an update on a McDowell County wildfire burning since last week. The U.S. Forest ...
New Study Identifies At-Risk States For Natural Disasters In 2025
A new study reveals the top at-risk states for natural disasters in 2025, based on an analysis of previous incidences of ...
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644-acre McDowell County wildfire now mostly controlled, some hot spots remain
The North Fork fire, a wildfire north of Marion near U.S. Highway 221, is largely under control at 644 acres. The North Fork ...
Fact Check: Photo shows North Carolina house burned, not TV show location in LA
A photo of a house in North Carolina that caught fire in 2007 has been miscaptioned online as showing a location from the ...
North Fork Fire now 90% contained, holds steady at 644 acres
The North Fork Fire burning in the Woodlawn community of McDowell County remains at 644 acres and is 90% contained.
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A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
Hunters were once the greatest human threat to the country’s only unique wolf species. Today, it’s motorists. That fact was brought home last ...
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Trump’s FEMA chief assailed the agency with untruths
Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton amplified false charges that FEMA spent disaster aid on migrants and blocked help to ...
In latest visit, Stein presses state lawmakers for $1 billion in immediate Helene funding
During his latest visit to WNC, Gov. Josh Stein asked state lawmakers for an additional $1 billion in funding for Helene recovery.
Tar Heels’ Davis plans to add support staff, GM to manage NIL and transfer-portal era
North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is planning changes to the staffing of the blueblood men's basketball program, including hiring a general manager to navigate the era of players being able to ...
Delta flight from New York to Florida diverted to North Carolina due to ‘odor in the cabin’
A Delta Air Lines spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Delta Flight 2090 was traveling from John F. Kennedy International ...
North Fork Fire 65% contained, US Forest Service says
OLD FORT, N.C. — Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which is now 65% ...