Mar. 29—"Uh-oh, that can't be good," thought Johnny Robinson when he spied a plume of smoke rising from a wooded hillside in Cruso on Wednesday afternoon. "It started out like a little old pillar of ...

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 ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire is on private land and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest around the community of Cruso, approximately 11 miles southeast of Waynesville, North ...

Crews in Western North Carolina continue to work on a wildfire that began Wednesday in Haywood County. Here are the latest ...

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

As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% contained. The fire continues to burn westward into the Shining ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso has expanded to between 400 and 500 acres and is 0% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

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

A band of rain passed through WNC and South Carolina, helping slow the spread of area wildfires. Here's what to know about ...

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

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 9:01 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 9:45 p.m.