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

On Friday, a temporary bridge was completed to reopened U.S. Highway 70 in Old Fort. The N.C. Department of Transportation ...

The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now at 350 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced in an early afternoon news ...

Firefighters made progress on containing the North Fork fire in northern McDowell County Thursday evening. It is now 40% ...

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

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...

McDowell County officials said there were no reported injuries or fatalities from either the Crooked Creek or North Fork ...

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.

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