The Shining Rock Wilderness and Headwaters State Forest have reopened after heavy rains helped contain recent wildfires, ...

Crews in Western North Carolina continue to work on a wildfire that began Wednesday in Haywood County. Here are the latest ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Rattlesnake Branch Fire remains at 1,843 acres and 26% containment, according to an update ...

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, North ...

A daily team meeting of firefighters battling the Rattlesnake Branch blaze is held at the Cruso Fire Station on Sunday.

“Uh-oh, that can’t be good,” thought Johnny Robinson when he spied a plume of smoke rising from a wooded hillside in Cruso on Wednesday afternoon. “It started out like a little old pillar of smoke. It ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County has reached 795 acres and is 5% contained, according to Gina Zachary, public information officer for the Haywood County Sheriff's ...

Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate Friday, March 28, some entering their second weeks of blaze. Thousands of acres have burned, and ...

Mar. 27—The wildfire that started in Cruso Wednesday afternoon reached over 200 acres by Wednesday night and continued to grow in size overnight, with 0% containment. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire ...

All three had varying levels of containment. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire, which started Wednesday in Cruso, North Carolina, grew to between 400 and 500 acres. It is 0 percent contained.

A wildfire near Cruso, North Carolina has grown to between 400 and 500 acres. The fire is burning westward into the Shining ...

Mar. 26—A wildfire that broke out in Cruso Wednesday afternoon spread rapidly despite a swift and full frontal assault by air and ground fire crews. Driven by high winds, the Rattlesnake Branch ...