Washington County officials announced April 4, 2025, they were lifting the countywide burn ban after recent rain. The ban lasted more than 3 weeks.

Washington County officials lifted the countywide burn ban on Friday morning due to recent rain and improved environmental conditions. The burn ban, which was implemented on March 13 and extended ...

The Washington County, Virginia Board of Supervisors voted to lift a burn ban in the county on Tuesday. The ban had been in effect for around two weeks amid dry ...

Mecklenburg County's burn ban has been lifted, but local fire safety and air quality regulations remain in effect.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A statewide ban on all open burning was lifted in every county in North Carolina on Wednesday. The Burn Ban, issued by the N.C. Forest Service, went into effect on March 21 ...

Now that the burn ban has been lifted, North Carolina residents can get back to lighting their fire pits or burning trash in the yard.

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Nearly 100 Henrico Schools teachers and staff took to the Henrico School Board’s March 27 online public forum to voice concerns about extra work they said they are ...

in the Polk County town of Columbus. The release notes that portable or stationary outdoor fireplaces and fire pits are not included in the ban. “They must be made from non-combustible materials ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday it's adding 27 counties to the state’s burn restrictions list ...

The Sedgwick County district attorney has decided not to pursue criminal charges against a Wichita police officer who shot and killed a man in December 2023. The Active Age, an often overlooked ...