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

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

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

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

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

Public schools in Henderson, McDowell, Watauga, and Yancey counties had to pivot once students returned after the storm.

OLD FORT, N.C. — An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County ...

Theresa Bane has been volunteering nearly all her time and money in Western North Carolina since Hurricane Helene. Now, she has an official organization you can support to make a bigger difference.

OLD FORT - Despite two days of heavy rain, property manager Rachael Lee was not expecting anything more severe than a power ...

Residents in a rural Western North Carolina community returned to their ... a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county government news release.