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.

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

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

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – McDowell County’s 911 service is currently experiencing a disruption. According to officials, the state of North Carolina is experiencing a statewide network issue that ...

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 ...

Residents in a rural Western North Carolina community returned to their homes Thursday morning, a day after a wildfire in McDowell County forced them to evacuate. The fire started Wednesday ...