The San Francisco Bay has been hosting an influx of gray whales over the past week or so, including one that was found floating dead near Alcatraz Island ...

Western North Carolina has seen many heroes step up to protect lives and property in the path of wildfires burning across the ...

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

BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...

Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

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

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

HENDERSONVILLE — The outdoor burning ban in Henderson County is canceled effective 8 a.m. Wednesday April 2. The Henderson County burning ban cancellation coincides with the cancellation of the ...

Burning permits became available and the ban from burning covering all 100 North Carolina counties was lifted Wednesday, the ...

The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.

Rain helped cool the Black Cove Complex wildfires, slowing fire activity, but crews remain on alert for new challenges.