Drivers are now able to use Highway 70 (US-70) on the east side of Old Fort after crews installed a temporary bridge over ...

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

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

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

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline.

(FOX40.COM) — The National Weather Service has updated its predictions for Friday’s upcoming storm, which will likely last ...

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

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