Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...

Fire crews are working to contain three separate wildfires in Polk County Thursday evening as high winds and dry conditions ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two wildfires have spread over 600 acres in Polk County as officials are planning a burn ban across North ...

The Polk County Election Office is trading its decades-old downtown location for a new headquarters on Des Moines' north side ...

Polk County officials are considering a program that would pay up to $5,000 to employees who come up with ways to save money within the government.

Crews in Polk County were battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain Community on Thursday, as they continued to fight ...

Black Cove, Deep Woods, Fish Hook wildfires 0% contained POLK COUNTY—Three wildfires in the northwestern area of Polk County ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

Firefighters are working to contain two fires in Polk County, North Carolina. The Black Cove Fire, which originated off of Green River Cove Road, has burned 200 acres and is at 0% containment as of ...

Multiple agencies are using boats, drones, underwater sonar devices and a helicopter in an effort to locate the child.

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...