The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.
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 ...
A North Carolina ... by Hurricane Helene is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 located in McDowell County, was hit with evacuation ...