The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which is now 65% ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” 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 ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

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

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

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

A wildfire that burned an estimated 220 acres in McDowell County was likely sparked when high winds knocked down a power line ...

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

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell ...