The largest wilderness area in North Carolina has reopened after heavy rainfall helped contain and control a wildfire, ...

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 ...

The county-wide burning ban remains in effect. 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 ...

A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has pushed for more timber harvesting.

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 ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County was burning close to the Transylvania County line but had not breached it, according to Transylvania County ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry conditions. The fire is on private land and the Shining Rock ...