Initially, Union General William T. Sherman had promised freed slaves “40 acres and a mule,” in the hopes of breaking southern land concentration and empowering newly emancipated Blacks as ...

Investigators said Dowells died during an overnight visit with an inmate at Mule Creek State Prison in ... that can last “approximately 30 to 40 hours.” It was just after 2 a.m. on November ...

As of Sunday night, the Black Cove Fire, located two miles northeast of Saluda, North Carolina, was more than 2,076 acres in size, while the Deep Woods Fire, 5 miles northwest of Columbus was ...

At this time, the North Carolina Forest Service said the wildfire burned 276 acres and is 95 percent contained. Crews throughout the Piedmont are continuing to battle a large wildfire, according ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Greenville County Emergency Management said crews are battling a wildfire that has burned more than 300 spread.. Officials said the fire was reported around 7 a.m ...

New Jersey (KYW) — Two campgrounds were evacuated and over 2,300 acres were burned after a fire broke out Saturday at Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey. The fire was 100% contained ...

In an update Sunday morning, the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service said the fire, known as the California Branch Wildfire, grew from 1,000 to 1,750 acres overnight. However, the fire is now 50% ...