The North Carolina Supreme Court has confirmed it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of ...

Prior to its appropriation by communist regimes, International Workers Day — May Day — was first commemorated in honor of ...

News releases from the U.S. Forest Service's NC Facebook page and the Swain County Emergency Management Facebook page provided recent updates on containment efforts for the fires, which are ...

Sam Davis Road Fire update; Swain County, NC wildfires A fire that began on April 18 affecting Sam Davis Road, Gospel Road, Big Rocky’s Road and Dark Branch Road as well as Bobcat Trail grew to ...

Officials said a shelter was set up at Swain County Senior Center. The address is 125 Brendle St., Bryson City, NC 28713. Swain County government officials issued a state of emergency at 5 p.m. on ...

HE PLEADED GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR KILLING MARIE IN AUGUS A Swain County, North Carolina, man has been sentenced to life in prison for the cold case murder of his wife.According to court ...

Evacuation orders in Swain County, North Carolina, have been lifted as firefighters keep the wildfire north of Alarka Road. Sign up for our Newsletters The Alarka 5 Fire: Size: 1,575 acres ...

The Alarka Five Fire in Swain County has reached 1,042 acres and is 10% contained, the same as a 9:50 a.m. Facebook post update. The North Carolina Forest Service provided News 13 with updated ...

THERE’S ALSO A WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE ALAQUA COMMUNITY IN SWAIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THAT FIRE IS ESTIMATED AT 1000 ACRES. IT’S 0% CONTAINED. WE ARE TOLD ...

SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A wildfire has burned about 1,000 acres in Swain County, emergency officials said Wednesday. According to Swain County Emergency Management, the fire is in the Alarka ...