As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% contained. The fire continues to burn westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area in Haywood County. Wednesday, the Forest Service closed ...

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes ... The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County has reached ...

The N.C. Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service, Cruso Fire Department and other local ... BLACK COVE COMPLEX FIRE PROMPTS MORE EVACUATION ORDERS NC CREWS BRACE FOR 'RAPID' FIRE GROWTH IN HEADWATERS ...