On Friday, officials in Western North Carolina shared the final update for a wildfire that started in Haywood County on March ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso grew to between 400 and 500 acres, the fire is still burning westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area. Click here for important updates to our privacy ...

It is burning in hardwood leaf litter and moving west from US 276 toward the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, which is closed. Firefighters will continue to patrol and monitor areas throughout the night.