The U.S Department of Transportation has "cleared a number of legal barriers" allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...

Here are the latest updates.Previously, this story covered the wildfires in Jackson and Buncombe counties. Both of these fires have since been contained. Sign up for our NewslettersMonday morning ...

NORTH CAROLINA — Repairs to damaged sections of Interstate 40 will be happening a bit faster thanks to fewer regulations. The ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation and its contractors will be able to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to help ...

A relatively new device is fighting wildfires from the air after the U.S. Forest Service deployed a large drone to fight ...

A coalition of conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Forest Service’s Nantahala-Pisgah forest ...

The highway administration said it originally expected crews to gather rocks from 20 to 50 miles away. North Carolina ...

A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into ...

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

Conservationists say a new management plan will dramatically increase logging in national forests that have already been ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation claims using resources in Pisgah National Forest will save "hundreds of millions" in the process of rebuilding Interstate 40. U.S. Transportation Secretary ...