The Polk County Emergency Management (PCEM) said that they are currently working on retrieving more resources for the Forest Service to continue combatting the wildfires. PCEM is in contact with State ...

Forecasters posted an elevated fire-weather risk for an area from northern Georgia, through western portions of the Carolinas ...

Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more ...

A wildfire is burning at Table Rock State Park in Pickens County, South Carolina, and authorities believe it was started by hikers.

States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not ...

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey confirms this trend. In 2023, the latest data available, American retirees moving out of their state were most likely to relocate for ...

As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a ...

The collapse of an abandoned mineshaft beneath Route 80 in Morris County on December 26 highlights the risk posed by New ...

The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

University of West Florida anthropology students taking Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping class are working to ...

The Voting Rights Act's legacy is under threat. Maryland's proposed Voting Rights Act could protect fair representation and voting rights for all.