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

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

Two wildfires are burning in different areas of McDowell County today. One fire, near Old Fort, is 80 acres, FOX News Multimedia Reporter Chelsea Torres has the latest information on the fires.

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

SANDRA ROGERS, KILLED BY HELENE, REMEMBERED AS LOVING FAMILY WOMAN AND ANIMAL ADVOCATE “It was a great house. It really was, ...

The temporary bridge on U.S. Highway 221 North, next to Mountain Paradise Campground, is now complete.

On Monday, the county hired a company for the grading and clearing of the apartments site to prepare for construction.

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

OLD FORT, N.C. — An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County ...

Firefighters caught a bit of good luck on Friday and made gains to contain and extinguish a wildfire burning in McDowell County.

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

North Carolina’s first burn association formed in the Sandhills ... A firefighter responding to the North Fork Fire in ...