Wildfires burned across WNC, fueled by dry weather and downed debris from Tropical Storm Helene. How did the fires impact ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove ... editor for the Asheville Citizen ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...

You’d be surprised what goes through your head when anchoring live daily newscasts. Sometimes, the stories you read trigger ...

Smoky haze is arriving in from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Piedmont Triad this Friday evening. Smoke will be the ...

Gunshots fired from a vehicle hit a person waiting on a bus Saturday afternoon, according to Asheville Police.

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

Two attorneys and a woman at the center of Asheville Watchdog’s series, Equity Erased, are facing their most serious criminal ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS ... also is lifting fire restrictions across the four National Forests in North Carolina effective on Wednesday, April 2, at 8 a.m. The forest service reports that ...

KU students provide disaster relief to various organizations By Katelynn Humbles For many students, spring break is a chance to relax, travel, or catch up on rest. However, for a dedicated group of KU ...