McDowell County conducted its annual "tabletop exercise" at the Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday in Marion to ...

As of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, the North Carolina Forest Service confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres in McDowell County, is 100% contained. The fire was caused by a fallen ...

As of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, the North Carolina Forest Service confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres in McDowell County, is 100% contained. The fire was caused by a fallen ...

When they arrived, the fire was estimated at 3-4 acres and moving uphill through heavy storm debris, the agency said in a news release around 6 p.m. April 14. The Forest Service is ordering air ...

When Hurricane Helene hit McDowell County, one emergency call sent rescue workers hiking for miles to help ... as well as teams from Puerto Rico and Guam working in western North Carolina to help ...