Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash leaders recently described how they're working to cut opioid overdoses, and they all went to the source.

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire. A burn ban ...

Air quality is poor in many North Carolina counties. The Asheville Citizen Times has reporters and photographers covering ...

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County, not far from the S.C.

See the latest evacuation map here. Sign up for our Newsletters Currently ... Deep Woods and Fish Hook fires currently ...