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

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 ...

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 ...

Deputies in McDowell County said a person of interest has been identified, but no charges have been filed at this time.

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William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC.

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 ...

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 ...