Wildfire Emergency Declared in Both Carolinas as Multiple Blazes Spread
The wildfires have forced evacuations and emergency declarations as multiple blazes threaten areas still recovering from ...
Community rallies with food, support for firefighters battling large brush fire along Rockingham, Stokes County line
Firefighters battling a 250-acre brush fire near Rockingham and Stokes counties work nonstop to protect homes, while the community steps up with food and supplies. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — A fire on ...
Madison County wildfire contained; roads reopen in Burke County
WLOS — Roads have reopened following a wildfire in Burke County that began on March 22. The Old Amherst Road area between ...
Fires return to Carolinas, prompting evacuations and outside help
The states are dry or under drought, and a burn ban is in place because of conditions that can cause wildfires to spread.
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Wildfires in the Carolinas force evacuations and prompt an emergency declaration
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of ...
Containment efforts continue for wildfire along Rockingham-Stokes County line
Thick smoke filled the sky, blanketing Goinstown School Road, Bennett Road, and Victory Hill Church Road. The firm was reported to be near Highway 770, too. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page ...
3 wildfires prompt evacuations in North Carolina's Polk County
Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more ...
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New Social Security rules present barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation
Veronica Taylor doesn’t know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can’t drive and is mostly ...
Western NC wildfires prompt evacuations, damage buildings and vehicles
Three wildfires were burning in Polk County on Friday. Officials with Polk County Emergency Services said several mandatory ...
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Red Flag Warning issued for Saturday across McDowell County
A Red Flag Warning is issued due to critical fire weather in western North Carolina including McDowell County. The burn ban ...
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McDowell Co. man who shot 3 women sentenced to prison
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A man who was found guilty of shooting three women in 2023 has been sentenced to prison.
Sen. Justice joins FEMA official in McDowell County as flood recovery continues
The nation's top Federal Emergency Management Agency official traveled to McDowell County Friday afternoon in response to the deadly, destructive flooding that ...