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

Law enforcement and emergency services are actively investigating a bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in the downtown area.

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.

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

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained.

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 ...

NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Firefighters are continuing to work to put out a more than 600-acre wildfire in McDowell County. According to the National Forest Service, the North Fork Fire remains at ...