Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

The San Francisco Bay has been hosting an influx of gray whales over the past week or so, including one that was found floating dead near Alcatraz Island ...

With federal prisons awarding good behavior credits, how much time might two ex-Bitwise CEOs see their sentences reduced?

Wildfires burned across WNC, fueled by dry weather and downed debris from Tropical Storm Helene. How did the fires impact ...

BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...

Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

A damp Monday, March 31 brought relief to firefighters on the ground, however, the North Carolina Forest Service continues to ...

The conditions are what county Fire Marshal Bobby Arledge called a “nightmare.” Both the Deep Woods Fire and the Black Cove Fire grew in Green River Cove over the weekend, together totaling 4,621 ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation notices for Polk County, please refer to Polk County’s website. For updated or ...