Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires with our live updates.

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

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Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since ...

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Even as the flames spread, the fires are much smaller than the worst wildfires in both states' histories. Newsweek reached out to the North Carolina State Climate Office (NCSCO) b ...

The National Weather Service said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday: "Sunday: Afternoon storms from western Tennessee southwestward to northeastern Texas may pose a risk for severe weather.

Oklahoma's Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has reported more than 130 wildfires across more than three dozen ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife's latest wolf activity map shows movement stretching to ... wolf captured in British Columbia had ventured into western Mesa County. It is unknown if that wolf crossed ...

USGS shows an interactive map of where the 3.9 magnitude quake happened ... according to the United States Geological Survey. Residents in the surrounding areas are encouraged to report their ...

Where this leaves Western sanctions against Russia is unclear ... The White House statement on Russia in full: The United States and Russia have agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the ...