Fork Ridge News Today

Five people were injured, four flown out for medical care, after a two-vehicle head-on crash on Fork Ridge Road in Marshall County on Monday afternoon. Marshall Co. Sheriff Bill Helms said the crash between a truck and a car occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday about 5½ miles out Fork Ridge Road. There was one occupant […]

MOUNDSVILLE — Perhaps one’s air conditioning doesn’t work that well or maybe one doesn’t have A/C at all. There’s no need to suffer through the next couple days of high heat and humidity across the region as cooling shelters and other locations with cool air are available. The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh has issued […]

The classic labor song "Which Side Are You On?" was born during the Harlan County Wars of the 1930s.

The rise of fracking in Appalachia has fed visions of turning the Ohio River Valley into a petrochemical and plastics hub. But overproduction of plastic, opposition to natural gas pipelines, and public concern about rampant plastic waste are upending those plans.


Though the Thomas Divide Complex Fire is not considered "suppressed" yet, the danger has been averted, Public Information Officer Dana Soehn said.

The Thomas Divide Complex Fire is comprised of two wildfires. Officials confirm both fires were caused by down power lines due to high winds and fallen trees.

Crews are getting the Thomas Divide Complex Fire in Swain County and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park under control, with the size of 941 acres...

High winds over the weekend felled trees and downed power lines, sparking a wildfire that covers 950 acres straddling the jurisdictional line between...

The Thomas Divide Complex Fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now 60% contained at 960 acres, but a challenging day awaits the 70 peopl...

High winds over the weekend felled trees and downed power lines, sparking a wildfire that now covers 950 acres straddling the jurisdictional line betw...