Crews in Western North Carolina continue to work on a wildfire that began Wednesday in Haywood County. Here are the latest ...

Officials said crews are battling the Rattlesnake Branch Fire which was first reported on Wednesday, March 26.As of April 1, ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Rattlesnake Branch Fire remains at 1,843 acres and 26% containment, according to an update ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...

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

In Haywood County, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, which broke out March 26 on private land near Cruso, spread into Shining Rock Wilderness, with crews from the U.S. Forest Service, N.C Forest ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire was burning on 1,865 acres near Cruso in Haywood County and was 21% contained Monday afternoon, U.S. Forest Service officials said in a social media post. Crews from the ...