NEW BERN, N.C. – The Croatan National Forest is planning to conduct a prescribed burn Friday in Carteret County. The burn is 1,031 acres near Pringle Rd and Hwy 24. A helicopter will be used to ...

Forestry officials said that the 2,000-acre burn is taking place 10-miles south of New Bern in the Croatan National Forest off of Catfish Lake Road near the Croatan community. We’re told that a ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Crews entered the fifth week battling the Croatan National Forest fire with hopes of 100% containment soon. The fourth week brought positive results. Some much-needed ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — The US Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina issued what it said was its last report Friday evening on the Great Lakes Fire burning in the Croatan ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Wednesday saw progress but no changes in the numbers in the battle against the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest. Then came Thursday. The fire, which began ...