One fire remains after three wildfires began earlier this week in McDowell County. McDowell County Emergency Management ...

The North Fork Fire burning north of Marion is now 40% contained and has scorched 350 acres, according to an update from the ...

The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported ...

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

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is developing a plan for this year’s Public Mountain Trout Waters (PMTW) stocking program that will incorporate modifications ...

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

After several months closed, Marion’s The Country Diner reopened Jan. 3 with new owners. Cherie Britt and her daughter-in-law, Melissa Goley, are the new owners of the restaurant at 2429 U.S. Hwy. 221 ...

Evacuation orders because of wildfires have ended in the North Carolina mountains where Hurricane Helene did damage 18 weeks ...

MARION, N.C. — A popular tourist destination in western North Carolina is set to reopen this week after being closed ...

On Oct. 28, sheriff’s Deputy Alicia Lund spoke with members of Garden Creek Baptist Church about claims of embezzlement, fraud and theft, according to a sheriff’s office statement. Merrow was pastor ...

Warnings have been issued in the mountains along the North Carolina-Tennessee state line as a dangerous arctic air mass advances on the region. The cold is expected to arrive late Sunday ...