Riverbanks Zoo and Garden received two wins from a reader's choice competition. The zoo is now a top 10 zoo due to their ...

Wildfires in Polk County had burned over 2,000 acres by March 22. Two were along a stretch of Green River already damaged by ...

Residents from 1091 to 1528 Green River Cove Road and all residents of Lady Slipper Trail need to evacuate immediately, Polk County Emergency Services announced on social media. The evacuations come ...

Three fires continued to burn throughout Polk County on Saturday with little signs of slowing down. Those from the NC Forest ...

Officials with the North Carolina Forest Service and other multiple fire crews are fighting separate wildfires on Sunday in ...

A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained ...

Black Cove, Deep Woods, Fish Hook fires burn 1,100 acres, destroy homes POLK COUNTY—Three separate wildfires have burned at ...

Black Cove, Deep Woods, Fish Hook wildfires 0% contained POLK COUNTY—Three wildfires in the northwestern area of Polk County ...

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...

Wildfires have spread to more than 3,000 acres in Polk County, forcing residents to evacuate and diminishing air quality in the area. See a map of the wildfire areas. The Black Cove Fire started along ...

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