OLD FORT, N.C. – An outside fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort. Reports say that the fire was caused by a tree falling onto a power line. Emergency crews are on scene working to ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said NC-226 North has reopened on Friday morning after an incident involving a propane truck. The propane truck overturned in a crash on NC-226 North near ...

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 ...

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

A McDowell County man was killed in a shooting outside the Dollar General store near Old Fort on Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the Dollar General at 792 Bat Cave ...

A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...

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

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.