The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

According to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map, the fire is about 40 acres and 0% contained. To receive McDowell County emergency alerts text 28752 to 888777.

Parks and hiking trails in Catawba, Burke and McDowell counties are still being repaired four months after Hurricane Helene caused flooding and heavy damage at the end of September. The U.S ...

IT WILL BE KIND OF A RAW START TO THE DAY TOMORROW IN THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40, WITH THOSE RAIN SHOWERS COMING UP, I’LL MAP OUT ... RELEASED. IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, A PASTOR ...

A snowfall analysis map released at 6 a.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service shows Catawba County totals ranging from 2 inches ... according to the website. The North Carolina Emergency ...

Lawmakers introduced several bills to rescind a newly enacted law placing broad restrictions on municipalities’ ability to ...

Law enforcement and emergency services are actively investigating a bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in the downtown area. As a precaution, evacuations have been implemented ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

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 ...

As of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, the North Carolina Forest Service confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres in McDowell County, is 100% contained. The fire was caused by a fallen ...