The largest wilderness area in North Carolina has reopened after heavy rainfall helped contain and control a wildfire, ...

The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is closed on Friday, March 28. The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining Rock ...

The Rattlesnake Branch fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County remains at 1,865 acres and 24% containment, a slight ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire that's been burning in Cruso since Wednesday has grown to 1,200 acres baby mid-day Saturday, but a clever strategy to steer the fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock ...

A clever strategy to steer the Cruso fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock Wilderness has been paying off. The Rattlesnake Branch fire had reached 630 acres as of Thursday evening. "We are taking ...

The county-wide burning ban remains in effect. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire continues to burn on private land near the Cruso ...

The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is closed on Friday, March 28. The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 ...