The town of Kimball was once home to the nation’s largest privately owned African American hospital.  After taking over a ...

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

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 ...

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

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

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA) – A 220-acre wildfire in McDowell County is now fully contained. The Crooked Creek Fire began just before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell ...

Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

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

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

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 ...