Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

The North Fork fire is burning in areas of heavy damage from Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn Community in McDowell County, NC. The fire is located east of Highway 221 and south of American ...

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

The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

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

William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC.

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 ...

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders ...