A McDowell County wildfire was 90% contained by Wednesday morning, one week after it was first reported. The North Fork Fire ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — We have an update on a McDowell County wildfire burning since last week. The U.S. Forest ...

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% ...

Feb. 3, McDowell authorities issued the latest update about the Helene recovery process in the local community.

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

NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres.

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

A wildfire that started north of Marion near U.S. Highway 221 on Wednesday continues to burn on Saturday. The North Fork fire grew in size Friday before receiving half an inch of rain Friday night. As ...

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

Officials in Troy will hold a press conference late Friday morning to discuss an explosion at a medical facility.