Two major wildfires, the Bee Rock Creek and Haoe Lead fires, are burning in Western North Carolina. The Bee Rock Creek fire has grown to 856 acres with 10% containment, prompting evacuations in ...

Fire officials said it was about 10% contained, but is also in steep terrain. Helicopters were dropping water on the area Thursday morning. McDowell County officials issued an evacuation order on ...

U.S. Forest Service crews are responding to the wildfire, which is moving through steep terrain and heavy storm debris near the Armstrong Fish Hatchery in the Grandfather Ranger District of Pisgah ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of the Red Planet's Acheron Fossae region. One of the photos shows ...

The event will start at 8pm. Carpenters Arms in East Winch. Picture: Google Maps All proceeds will go to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a UK charity which trains dogs to alert deaf people to a variety ...

I have been riding the Backland 109 throughout these cycles, and have even gotten into some more technical steep terrain on hardpack with it. On a couple bigger (5,000+ foot vertical) days, I have ...

Switchbacks become increasingly tight as the path negotiates the steep terrain, each turn offering glimpses of the vast hollow opening up below. Ancient limestone bluffs begin to appear, their faces ...

Hiking trails can be dangerous for many reasons, from steep, rugged terrain to searing temperatures to frequent storms. Read on to learn about some of the most dangerous hikes in the U.S. Just a ...