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

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

McDowell Technical Community College's new Workforce Education Center in Old Fort is complete. It is the first office or ...

The Mountain Glory Quilters’ Guild meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at noon at St. Mark’s Methodist Church on U.S. 70 in Pleasant Gardens. After the meeting, there will be time to use an ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which has burned around 350 acres, is now 40% contained. The United States Forest Service said there are around 100 personnel ...

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

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...

Western North Carolina's fishing season will see modified stockings and a reduced number of trout due to impacts from ...

NASA's two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station nearly eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed ...

McDowell County officials said there were no reported injuries or fatalities from either the Crooked Creek or North Fork ...

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