For a $500,000 donation, a company or person could name the shelter, according to information from the foundation.

Hundreds of vehicles were destroyed by a large fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Burke ... County wildfire burns 276 acres, 75 percent containedWhere are wildfires burning in North Carolina?

Authorities found the body of Kenneth Phillips, missing since February, in Connelly Springs, with no signs of foul play.

Crews from 25 fire departments, as well as the North Carolina Forest Service, were dispatched to the scene to control the fire, which burned over 160 acres as of Monday evening. Burke County Fire ...

The NC Forest Service still estimates ... County are also on the scene with out of county departments from Mitchell, Yancey, Avery and Burke assisting. Citizens are asked to avoid the area of ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Burke County firefighters ... has been destroyed and five people have been displaced. Two North Carolina Forest Service Helicopters and one Scout Plane were headed to ...

An earlier evacuation order associated with that fire was lifted, Cannon said. The North Carolina Forest Service's online wildfire public viewer indicated additional fires Sunday in Burke County and ...

Burke County officials said that crews battled several other fires in the area that were contained by fire personnel and the North Carolina Forest Service. Officials stated that five total ...