A week after a woman accused of igniting a wildfire that burned thousands of acres in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Florida Forest Service has taken command.

The Covington Drive Wildfire threatened homes over the weekend, but by Thursday, it has calmed down to “smoldering.” Here’s what’s going on.

Horry County firefighters and South Carolina Forestry Commission are working to extinguish a more than 2,000-acre wildfire that has burned for seven days in the Myrtle Beach area.

A federal grant to help fight South Carolina wildfires has been approved after an initial rejection, providing key funding for firefighting costs.

Here is a rundown of the different fire terms you may have seen over the past few days and what they mean for South Carolina residents. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWGC) defines ...