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14 seconds ago (Photo: KAKE) SOUTH CAROLINA (AP) — A large wildfire in the South Carolina mountains has doubled in size on each of the last three days. But fire crews have been able to keep the blaze away from structures. Firefighters battling the Table Rock Mountain fire have concentrated on saving lives and property by digging fire breaks that push the blaze north through undeveloped land on the Pickens County ridges near the North Carolina state line, officials…

8 minutes ago Asheville, NC after Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 (Photo: CBS News) CBS News — Six months ago, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Perry, Florida, before barrelling through the southeastern U.S. The Category 3 hurricane caused catastrophic rainfall, devastating flooding and billions in damage to parts of western North Carolina. The deadly storm — which killed more than 100 people according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services — also washed away homes and people’s…

11 seconds ago Flooding from Helene in Asheville, NC (Photo: MGN/WGRZ-TV) ASHEVILLE, NC (WTVD) — Today marks six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina. The storm killed more than a hundred people in the region and caused widespread destruction. Homes destroyed, roads decimated, Businesses damaged, and livelihoods forever changed. Read the full article here.

6 minutes ago Photo: MGN (AP)—Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions. The news was worse in South Carolina, where two fires nearly doubled in size Wednesday, but crews kept the blazes away from homes and other structures. Hundreds of people have been asked to leave their homes in North Carolina and…

5 minutes ago Wildfire (Credit: WWAY News) AP News — Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions. Hundreds of people have been asked to leave their homes in North Carolina and South Carolina as a half-dozen large fires are burning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, spreading smoke into places like Greenville. Millions of fallen trees from…

44 seconds ago Photo: WWAY COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A wildfire that burned more than 300 acres near Lake Waccamaw has been fully contained. According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the wildfire was located near Crusoe Island Road and burned 343 acres. Property owner Ervin Etheridge lives near where the wildfire happened and spoke about what he saw. “It really turned into something you see on TV, especially lately when there’s so many…

5 minutes ago Photo: MGN COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An air quality alert is out for Columbus County due to a wildfire near Lake Waccamaw reported Tuesday afternoon. NCDEQ issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day due to a “rapidly growing” wildfire near Crusoe Island Road. According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the wildfire size 200 acres and is zero percent contained as of 4:55 p.m. This wildfire is ongoing, stay tuned…

30 seconds ago In this March 23, 2025, photo released by the U.S. National Guard shows a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover executing its fire suppression mission in support of the South Carolina Forestry Commission at Persimmon Ridge Fire near Greenville, S.C. (Sgt. 1st Class Roberto Di Giovine/U.S. Army National Guard via AP) (AP) — Dry conditions, wind…

29 seconds ago (Photo: KAKE) POLK COUNTY, NC (AP) — Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation Sunday in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire in that state. Hundreds of miles north, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was battling a blaze in the Wharton State Forest. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8:20…

13 seconds ago The Carolina Hurricanes lost game one in 4 OT (Photo: NHL / MGN) SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and Sean Walker each scored a goal, Frederik Andersen made 24 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. The Hurricanes broke a 1-all tie on Aho’s 26th goal less than five minutes into…

5 minutes ago Gov. Josh Stein (Photo: WCNC / YouTube/ MGN) RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has launched his first budget battle since taking office. He revealed his state spending plan this morning. The proposal includes more money for schools, Helene recovery, and much more. Click here for the full article.

1 minute ago BOLTON, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Florence caused catastrophic damage across the Cape Fear in September 2018. And some families are still trying to rebuild 6 and a half years later. In Bolton, volunteers were hard at work tearing out rotted and wrapped floorboards in John Freeman’s home. The home suffered more damage than he could handle alone. Water from Hurricane Florence in 2018 weakened the home’s more than 50-year-old floor. Now repairs…

6 minutes ago A storm damaged building is seen along Blackburn Lane, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe storms tore through the central and southeast U.S., Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) AP—A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The…

1 minute ago WWAY’s debris tracker showed the Pender County tornado Sunday evening (Photo: WWAY) PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A tornado touched down in Pender County Sunday night. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado Monday morning during a storm survey. Crews say damage was found along Herrings Chapel Road. They’re still in the process of determining the tornado’s track and intensity. We’ll provide an update on that information when it’s made available.

1 minute ago Credit: CAL FIRE_Official / (CC BY-NC 2.0) / MGN Several wildfires have broken out in Texas and Oklahoma, prompting evacuations, amid extreme fire weather conditions on Friday. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center warned of “near historic” fire conditions in the Plains. Red flag and high wing warnings were in effect for several states in the Plains and Midwest on Friday. Very dry, warm and windy conditions made for extreme fire…