A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell ... arose in the county's town of Old Fort, a town of just 800 people. McDowell County Emergency Services said Thursday morning ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — Just a few months after the area was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, an "out of control" wildfire in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort prompted evacuation orders ...

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 ...

Customers in this area are being asked to boil water for at least one minute before using it for drinking or cooking.

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

A fast-moving wildfire has erupted in North ... in Old Fort, urging those in affected areas to leave immediately. "High winds continue to create dangerous fire conditions," the McDowell County ...

William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC. Marianne Faithfull, British singer and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78 How ...

Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire in Western North Carolina on Wednesday night. McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained ...

North Carolina, man was arrested early Monday morning after a deadly shooting, officials said. Deputies with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Justin Tyler Bartlett, 34, of Old Fort ...

according to the North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association. In McDowell County, at the eastern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, students from Old Fort Elementary are returning to class ...

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.