Crews continue working to control the Freedom Farm Fire, which has burned at least 130 acres with 60% containment in ...

Demand for the patchouli plant's oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who ...

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

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for ...

The $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission wants to improve economic development in the region through ...

What's now a shopping center along U.S. Route 40 in Howard County was once the home of the popular theme park, the Enchanted Forest. Had the park remained open, it would have be turned 70 this year.

On Marc 26, at about 8 p.m., the Leicester Fire Department posted on Facebook that it was working with the West Buncombe Fire Department on the scene of a woods fire. No significant evacuations were ...

Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname "lungs of the planet" for their role in ...

The Baka people of Bemba village, Cameroon, show how sharing is a viable forest management and conservation technique.

The Forest department has initiated the construction of a solar fence at Aralam Farm to prevent wild elephants from straying into human settlements. The fencing is part of an ongoing effort to ...