Residents in a rural Western North Carolina community were told to evacuate their homes as fire crews battled an “an out of control” wildfire in McDowell County on Wednesday. The fire started ...

UPDATE: McDowell County lifts wildfire evacuation order with half ... Residents living on 3000-4500 Bat Cave Road, Pine Cove Road, Cherry Springs Road, Roy Moore Road, Julia Drive, the 1000 ...

In the hard-hit Hickory Nut Gorge, Budd recognized efforts of first responders who deployed to Gerton Volunteer Fire Department to support ... at the community’s Post Office and the road repairs ...

When Hurricane Helene tore through western Yancey County, Steve Boyd was one of thousands in the area who lost internet ...

Thanks to work by NCDOT, a new stretch of Highway 9 from Bat Cave to Chimney Rock is a thrill for locals now that the road is open and ready for cars.

Sinospelaeobdella jiangxiensis, or the jiangxiensis land leech, “lives on the roofs and sidewalls of wet karstic caves close to the bat populations coexisting in the same area,” researchers said.

SAN JACINTO COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Pauline Road Fire in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties is now entirely contained, officials announced Wednesday afternoon. Officials previously confirmed ...

A homeowner who lives on Lee Turner Road shared a video with KHOU 11 showing how close flames came to his home. Anthony Maserang's home surveillance video shows emergency crews close to the fire ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance in San Jacinto County on the Pauline Road Fire, which started March 19. The fire was intially reported as having burned an ...

The wildfire is in the area of West Perry Road, Myrtle Ridge Drive and Middle Ridge Avenue. Middle Ridge Avenue is closed between Myrtle Ridge Drive and West Perry Road, the post said. At 7:05 p.m ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as a natural tactile sensor to navigate backward in dark caves.