The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the ... McDowell County said the fire was likely fed by high winds while North Carolina Rep. Dudley Greene, a Republican who represents ...

A viewer shared a video of the fire spreading around several homes three miles south of Old Fort. In the North Carolina mountains, gusts topped 60 mph causing hundreds of outages in Ashe County.

Fire burns “with ... their rural Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county ...

Crews are battling wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations have been ...

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 ...

A fast-moving wildfire ... North Carolina Forest Service website. Officials are urging residents to stay updated through emergency alert systems such as NIXLE alert system: text 28752 to 888777 ...

Firefighters were battling multiple wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, authorities said.

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