A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina as its southern neighbor battles fires in four forests.

Fire officials urge residents to remain vigilant and take precautions. Here is how you can check fire conditions in real time ...

Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...

Here are maps illustrating the current situation ... while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the locations and ...

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is weighing a 30-day cease-fire proposal from the United States and Ukraine.

Fire hazard severity map for Cupertino (courtesy of Cal Fire) Morgan Hill lost area considered very high hazard — the acreage dropped to 638 in current maps from 1,506 in 2011 — but has 1,493 ...