People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

A half-acre of brush was cleared near the Fort Fisher monument in North Carolina, causing concern among some visitors.

The yellow pollen that seems to be everywhere in central North Carolina this week typically comes from trees -- and that has ...

COATES SAYS THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUE TO STICK TOGETHER ... When they arrived there, they were met with a large oak tree that fell to the center of a single-wide trailer.

A TRAGEDY TWO CHILDREN ARE DEAD IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER THE SEVERE ... WELL, FIRE CREWS SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO OAK RIDGE DRIVE AFTER A TREE FELL ON A MOBILE HOME. WHEN THEY ARRIVED ...

In the state’s Piedmont and in Western North Carolina, fires helped oak trees thrive. “What we’re seeing now, is there’s actually not enough fire to maintain oak domination,” Scheller said.