Firefighters made progress on containing the North Fork fire in northern McDowell County Thursday evening. It is now 40% contained at 350 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- Firefighters made progress on the wildfire in western North Carolina that prompted evacuations. The ...

Western North Carolina's fishing season will see modified stockings and a reduced number of trout due to impacts from Tropical Storm Helene.

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

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

This response was yet another testament to the collaboration and dedication of emergency responders across western North ...

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.

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

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.

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