Debris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Polk County spread another 100 acres over the afternoon of March 3, burning at 593 acres near the towns of Saluda and Tryon as of 5:30 p.m., officials ...

Polk County officials have released the name of the victim involved in a fatal incident at Big Bradley Falls over the weekend ...

Officials with the Polk County Government reported that one person is dead after falling more than 70 feet from a hiking ...

Polk County officials have identified the woman who died in a waterfall accident over the weekend as 29-year-old Astrid ...

POLK COUNTY, North Carolina — In Polk County, the wildfires along US-176 are at 63% containment after Monday, March 3. That comes as a relief to many throughout Saluda and Tryon.

According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire began Saturday and is between 400 to 500 acres in size with 0% containment.

One person was found shot to death in Polk County, North Carolina, Monday morning after a call about shots being fired.The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called at about 11:30 a ...

COLUMBUS — The Polk County girls basketball team was all smiles and laughs at practice Tuesday. The Wolverines are in a lighter week in which they have only one game, against Chase on Friday ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Polk County, an area which ...