The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt ...

Areas facing mandatory evacuation include: Deepwoods Lane; Wesley Lane; Piney Gate Road; Piney Overlook Lane; Piney Gate Road ...

Polk County officials are urging some residents who live near uncontrolled fires to "leave now" as two of the fires surge ...

The Southport Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 last week to extend an option agreement to the state Wildlife Resources Commission to purchase from the city more than 400 undeveloped acres, but one member ...

A nonprofit is requesting $10 million in state funds to buy and conserve more than a fourth of an old-growth forest in Castle ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt ...

The county took out a $120 million bond for the redevelopment project. It has to be paid back from land sales and future tax revenue.

A trio of wildfires were burning in western North Carolina this week, covering hundreds of acres in Polk County. County ...

The family knew that without action, “one of the last tracts of history and habitat on Lake Norman” could soon be paved over, ...

The possibility of new homes continues as Greenville tries to cement itself as one of the largest cities in Eastern North ...

Feral hogs are a menace to farmers across the U.S., causing at least $2.5 billion in damage annually. There’s only one way to stop the damage: eradication — a difficult but doable option that's ...