Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires ...

North Carolina Emergency Management has deployed ... Residents of South Winds Drive and Davenport Road in Rutherfordton are under a mandatory evacuation order due to a rapidly developing fire ...

Residents of a Rutherfordton neighborhood were ordered ... The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, according ...

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

Washington Street in Rutherfordton. Firefighters are on ... The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, according ...

Residents of a Rutherfordton neighborhood were ordered to evacuate immediately on Wednesday afternoon, March 26, when a fire developed rapidly in the area of South Winds Dive and Davenport Road.

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. — The evacuation order for Rutherford County has been lifted, according to North Carolina Emergency Management. Just after 3:30 p.m., officials originally announced that ...

38 DEGREES IN ASHEVILLE, 37 IN RUTHERFORDTON. HOWEVER ... A LITTLE BIT BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LOW TO MID 70S AS WELL. THE WIND GUSTS GET STRONG TOMORROW.