The Tryon Police Department is urging residents along a section of Highway 176 to evacuate following a recent brush fire on ...

Latest from Polk County Emergency Communications on the brush fire in Tryon, North Carolina.9 a.m. Monday update: Sign up for ...

TRYON—A brush fire that spread rapidly on Saturday, March 1, has now burned over 500 acres between Tryon and Saluda and was 30% contained as of Sunday evening, officials say. Back-burning operations ...

Western North Carolina officials report that crews are responding to multiple wildfires while burn bans remain in effect.

Multiple brush fires ignited across central North Carolina on Saturday, keeping fire crews busy. At least one fire-related death was reported. First responders in Durham, Raleigh, Harnett County and ...

Brush fires that erupted amid dry and windy conditions caused officials in both North and South Carolina to order evacuations ...

More than 160 wildfires have burned nearly 5,500 acres across South Carolina. Even as conditions improved, heavy smoke ...

A Polk County wildfire around Tryon and Saluda has now spread to more than 500 acres with 30% containment as of Sunday night.

The blazes were fueled by gusty winds, dry air and unusually high temperatures. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near ...

Tryon in western North Carolina has been forced to evacuate residents from as many as 200 structures due to a “rapidly ...