More than 100 firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires in Florida and Georgia that have destroyed homes, threatened dozens more and forced hundreds to evacuate as extreme drought and strong winds drive the flames.

Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.

By Christian Martinez and Pritam Biswas WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will be looking into banks, singling out Wells Fargo, regarding payments and the treatment of debts in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires,

Wildfires are often thought to be a problem for Western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year.

The massive Georgia wildfires have sent haze and smoke all the way up to metro Atlanta, and doctors want people to stay safe.

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through the South have forced hundreds of Georgia residents to flee in minutes, leaving them distraught about the homes and animals they left behind.

Wildfires are no longer just a Western problem.A blaze in Georgia this week that destroyed more than 50 homes is part of a growing trend, with fire experts warn

Several metro Atlanta counties have issued their own burn bans. The serious punishment violators could face, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.