Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. McDowell County officials said there were no ...

Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire is located in Old Fort and the Watson Place and North Fork Fires are located in Marion.

The Crooked Creek Fire began after authorities say a tree fell on a power line. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the fire had burned about 250 acres and was 15% contained, according to McDowell County ...

The fire, dubbed the North Fork Fire, comes a day after the Crooked Creek Fire suddenly arose in the county's town of Old Fort, a town of just 800 people. McDowell County Emergency Services said ...

Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire had burned about 250 acres and was 55% contained. Crews made progress overnight on the Crooked Creek Fire, conducting multiple burnout operations, with ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of control' wildfire burned 220 acres.

Wildfires pose a growing threat across the U.S., requiring utilities nationwide — not just on the West Coast — to adopt ...

The North Carolina Forest Service Wildfire Public Viewer showed that McDowell County was contending with three active wildfires Wednesday including the Crooked Creek Fire in Old Fort and the ...

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to mourn, officials announced ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Evacuation orders in McDowell County were lifted at 8 a.m. Thursday after crews made progress battling a wildfire overnight. In a 6:55 a.m. update on ...

Despite not being scheduled to work Monday evening, Deputy Officer Brian Piercy with the Crooked Creek Fire Department was covering an open shift when the call came in at 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 17.