A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell ... be damaged across western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene in September. In Old Fort, at least 47 homes and buildings ...

A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of control' wildfire burned 220 acres.

OLD FORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- Firefighters made progress on the wildfire in western North Carolina that prompted evacuations. The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained.

An emergency shelter has opened at First Baptist Church in Old Fort at 203 E Main St ... As of 4:29 p.m., the North Carolina Forest Service Wildfire Public Viewer set the fire at 150 acres ...

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