North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

On Friday morning, the McDowell County Sheriff's ... The Asheville Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office K9 units, and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation's (SBI ...

Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire in Western North Carolina on Wednesday night. McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, NC (WSPA) – The U.S. Forest Service has responded to two fires in McDowell County in the areas of Newberry Creek and Buck Creek this Thursday. Both fires are reported to be the ...