This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

The Black Cove Fire is the top priority in the U.S. right now, and red flag warnings are in place. See maps of wildfires in North and South Carolina.

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for live updates.

New evacuation orders have been issued for the community of Seven Oaks in the San Bernardino Mountains, which is under threat from the more than 40,000-acre Line Fire burning since the beginning ...