In the Atlantic basin, the National Hurricane Center is watching three tropical waves, one in the Caribbean. Here's Polk ...

(Courtesy of Valerie Anderson) Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map. They snuck through a jumble of ...

Click here to follow Polk County Emergency Management on ... county officials said. County officials said a map of public shelters that would open in the event of an emergency can be found at ...

Polk County plans to install "No Thru Trucks" signs ... Then he met an expert in algorithms and Google Maps who pointed out that data shows the trucks were using Deen Still Road as an alternate ...

Another 1.5 miles down the road, a gray shade indicates the perimeter of the Deep Woods Fire on the county’s evacuation map. Brian Rodgers ... hell of a month for Polk County,” Bradley ...

Map shows the growth of the Black Cove, Deep Woods and Fish Hook fires in Polk County. (Map/North Carolina Forest Service) Transylvania County Chairman Jason Chappell declared a state of emergency ...

Polk County Shelter is available at The Meeting ... to ask questions and discuss plans with emergency officials and view maps of the fire area. For those unable to attend, the meeting will be ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...

Tuesday evening update: Polk County officials provided an update on ... and discuss plans with emergency officials and view maps of the fire area. For those unable to attend, the meeting will ...

NC Forest Service map Only the Fish Hook Fire, which burned 199 acres, has been contained (69% containment), Polk County officials say. It was started by a downed power line, officials say.