Foothills Conservancy of NC opens new hiking trail in South Mountains of Burke County in honor of founding board member Bob ...

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

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking out earlier this week. Officials reported no injuries from that fire or the ...

NC. U.S. FOREST SERVICE Most of the flames were on Graveyard Mountain, east of Highway 221 and south of American Thread Road, along cliffs above the North Fork of the Catawba River, officials said.

RANGERS SAY THAT 73 YEAR OLD ANN HOLTON WAS REPORTED MISSING ON ... focusing efforts along Bradley Fork, Chasteen Creek, Hughes Ridge and Enloe Creek trails. Several local agencies assisted ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained.

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire ... residents along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, but ended Jan. 30.