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

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...

A 17-year-old teen was charged in connection to seven separate arsons that occurred between late November 2024 through January 2025.

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.

Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The other fire that's still burning in McDowell County is the North Fork Fire. It is located ...

McDowell County officials said there were no reported injuries or fatalities from either the Crooked Creek or North Fork ...

Evacuation orders have been lifted in McDowell County as fire officials continue to monitor three separate fires in the area ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

Wildfires broke out in western North Carolina this week near towns that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene. Two fires ...