Parks and hiking trails in Catawba, Burke and McDowell counties are still being repaired four months after Hurricane Helene ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which is now 65% ...

Affected businesses are the backbone of our community, and their recovery is essential to McDowell County’s economic ...

Crews will remain on scene throughout the night to ensure containment efforts continue. At this time, there are no active ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now 65% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now at 350 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced in an early afternoon news release Jan. 31. The fire is 40% contained as firefighters continue burnout ...

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.

Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management ...

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