The Crooked Creek Fire erupted in Old Fort, North Carolina, on January 29, almost four months exactly after the town was hit by Hurricane Helene. Evacuations are now underway in some areas in Old ...

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

A second wildfire started shortly after the first one north of Marion, North Carolina. According to McDowell County Emergency ...

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 ...

The last few months have been anything but easy for Old Fort and other communities across Western North Carolina. Hurricane Helene slammed ... The region saw historic flooding that resulted ...

Old Fort was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September. The town is still working to rebuild after flooding destroyed much of Western North Carolina. Firefighters continue to work on ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — The bitterly cold temperatures in the mountains are impacting families recovering from Helene, with survivors now living in campers along Mill Creek in Old Fort after flooding ...

Tens of thousands of homes were believed to be damaged across western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene in September. In Old Fort, at least 47 homes and buildings were destroyed in the town of ...