The Mountain Gateway Museum’s office was in the yellow Mauney house along Mill Creek, seen heavily damaged by Hurricane ...

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 ...

When floodwaters from Hurricane Helene engulfed homes and towns in western North Carolina, residents faced a harsh reality -- only 3% had flood coverage.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

by WLOS Staff TOPICS: OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — Just a few months after the area was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, an "out of control" wildfire in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort ...

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

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 ...