Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...

North Carolina's governor says President Donald Trump's planned visit to the mountains on Friday is "very good news" for a ...

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...

A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

As of January 2025, there are six FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers open in western North Carolina counties. Federal officials say the agency has provided more than $316 million in cash grants to ...

Compared to spring of 2024, enrollment this semester increased 2.2% at Appalachian State University, 1.9% at University of North Carolina Asheville and 1.7% at Western Carolina University.