A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation notices for Polk County, please refer to Polk County’s website. For updated or ...

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

Evacuations are now underway in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina due to wildfires in the Black Cove area. For ...

All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina as firefighters continue to ...

Firefighters continue to make progress Friday containing wildfires in Polk County and Henderson County in North Carolina.

A home in Saluda made it through wildfires unscathed thanks to crews who proactively watered down woods and did controlled ...

The weather has improved for firefighting, but wildfires continue to burn in WNC and the Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times ...

Firefighters are battling the Black Cove Complex, the top priority fire in the US, amid warnings of severe conditions.

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

Black Cove Fire: Currently, the Black Cove Fire is 3,288 acres in size and 17% contained. The fire is burning in timber on state-owned and private land, approximately 2 miles northeast of Saluda, in ...