The McDowell County Emergency Management urges people who need 911 services to call the number 828-652-3241 for assistance.

The deadline for those applications has been extended. More than $361 million in FEMA financial assistance has been approved for 153,000 families in North Carolina, including money for rent, basic ...

A comfort station to help McDowell County people still recovering from Hurricane Helene was temporarily closed Tuesday after ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Firefighters are continuing to work to put out a more than 600-acre wildfire in McDowell County. According to the National Forest Service, the North Fork Fire remains at ...

Crews will remain on scene throughout the night to ensure containment efforts continue. At this time, there are no active ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now 65% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

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

Firefighters caught a bit of good luck on Friday and made gains to contain and extinguish a wildfire burning in McDowell County.

On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline.

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...