Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits ...

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. A local fire marshal has authority to ...

Firefighters are working to contain two fires in Polk County, North Carolina. The Black Cove Fire, which originated off of Green River Cove Road, has burned 200 acres and is at 0% containment as of ...

Detectives captured the dogs and contacted their owner, Stacy Rose. Detectives then asked her to come pick up her animals.

A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained ...

The sun is starting to come out and the temperatures are rising. Put your wallet away, stay local, and check out these Winston-Salem sites. Whether you want to go for a long stroll, picnic on fresh ...

The Mecklenburg Sheriff's Office shared a patch with an Edgecombe County deputy, symbolizing law enforcement solidarity.

Rural North Carolina counties are seeing growing deserts of health services for women at local hospitals, with serious health ...

N.C. data show labor and delivery and other women’s services reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals, with negative health ...

The city of Durham is poised to allocate nearly $1 million to support organizations on the frontlines of the opioid crisis.

A little over 39% of all Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina live in rural counties, according to an NC Health News ...