In 2009, another large wildfire hit Horry County, where it burned more than 19,000 acres. Seven years later, the largest ...

Fallen trees and debris from the September hurricane serve as kindling for the fires and hamper efforts to contain them.

Three wildfires continue to burn Monday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment.

"This funding is a promising step forward in the long road to recovery for Western North Carolina," Gov. Josh Stein said in a ...

With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region. The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk ...

County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 19 briefing offered a calendar of deadlines, progress updates on ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers agreed Wednesday to spend another $524 million on still-pressing needs from ...

Tropical Storm Helene tore through Western North Carolina on Sept ... N.C. Forest Service at 828-667-5211 or 919-857-4801. The NC Disaster Unemployment Assistance deadline was extended to ...

The National Hurricane Center issued its final report on Hurricane Helene. Its death and damage tolls from Florida to the ...

In the wake of the crises of the decade so far — the pandemic, extreme weather and natural disasters ... that they’ve let the people of Western North Carolina down. Sydney, 29, Black, Democrat ...

As "Best Medicine" co-host Cayla Clark prepares for motherhood, she turns to three local comedians for parenting advice. Xpress should note we are not responsible for any of the suggestions and ...

Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical.