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

This story will be updated throughout the day, March 27, as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...

The USDA Forest Service has closed the Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area within the Pisgah National Forest due to the ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire is on private land and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest around the community of Cruso, approximately 11 miles southeast of Waynesville ...

Afternoon Update on the Rattlesnake Branch Fire burning on the Pisgah National Forest. More than 80 firefighters from state and local fire departments and the U.S. Forest Service are building fire ...

The county-wide burning ban remains in effect. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire continues to burn on private land near the Cruso ...

The county also faces threats from the Rattlesnake Branch fire at Pisgah National Forest and the Persimmon Ridge fire from South Carolina. The county's evacuation boundary has not changed since it ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire started burning ... This includes the Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area on the Pisgah National Forest, according to USFS. This is the same area that was ravaged ...

A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire continues to burn on private land near the Cruso community and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County. The fire quickly spread ...