The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

An evacuation order for a wildfire burning in McDowell County will be lifted after crews made progress battling the fire.

Tropical Storm Helene destroyed nearly 1,000 homes when it tore through Western North Carolina ... maps from the Federal ...

Evacuation orders in McDowell County were lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday after crews made progress battling a wildfire overnight. In a 6:55 a.m. update on Thursday, Jan. 30, McDowell County Emergency ...

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

The 150-acre fire is still at 0% contained, according to McDowell County officials. Boat packed with migrants intercepted amid Trump's mass deportation effort ...

North Carolina voters will soon have five ... Reason the seat was open: Redistricting. McDowell, a Republican from Davidson County, said in his campaign that his younger brother’s death from ...

A snowfall analysis map released at 6 a.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service shows Catawba County totals ranging from 2 inches ... according to the website. The North Carolina Emergency ...

An out of control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained.