Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of ...

In Stein’s state, three fires were burning in Polk County, where people were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area, which is home to approximately 20,000 North Carolinians, was impacted by ...

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining ... Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof's capture in 2015, along ...

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

In 2024, a Charleston firefighter complained to his local union about "unhealthy and unsafe working conditions" at the fire station where he worked. Then the city's Fire Department retaliated by ...

Las Vegas police on Tuesday said they arrested a man who allegedly set fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas on March 18 ...

At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina.

Across western North Carolina, wildfires are raging as all 100 North Carolina counties remain under a burn ban. Crews from ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A firefighter is suing the Charleston Fire Department after being demoted for complaining about issues at one fire station, claiming his First Amendment rights were taken ...