The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso has expanded to between 400 and 500 acres and is 0% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

The wildfire that started in Cruso Wednesday afternoon reached over 200 acres by Wednesday night and continued to grow in size overnight, with 0% containment. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire started on a ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in ...

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

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso continues to grow, increasing by about 170 acres overnight Thursday. Currently, no homes are threatened by the blaze thanks to the vigilance of fire crews that ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire that’s been burning in Cruso since Wednesday grew to 790 acres within the first 48 hours, but a ...

Uh-oh, that can’t be good,” thought Johnny Robinson when he spied a plume of smoke rising from a wooded hillside in Cruso on ...

A wildfire near Cruso, North Carolina has grown to between 400 and 500 acres. The fire is burning westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, which has been closed by the Forest Service.

This story will be updated throughout the day, March 27, as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County is at 200 acres and is 0% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The ...

As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% contained. The fire continues to burn westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area in Haywood County. Wednesday, the Forest Service closed ...