The Linn County Attorney’s Office ruled Monday that the use of deadly force by two Cedar Rapids police officers in February - ...

Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

The largest home in Polk County has hit the open market. A 10,666 square-foot mansion in Elkhart, roughly 20 miles north of ...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - A crew of firefighters has returned home after helping with wildfires in the western part ...

BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...

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

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

A damp Monday, March 31 brought relief to firefighters on the ground, however, the North Carolina Forest Service continues to ...

Multiple neighbors say the wife of the victim arrived home to find her house on fire and her husband trapped inside.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning fire on Long Mountain Road that claimed the life of a 71-year-old man.

Highway 99W was closed in both directions Wednesday morning between Monmouth and Dallas due to a fire. The two alarm fire was first reported at 7:43 a.m. at a house just off the highway, according to ...