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, ...

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

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

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

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

The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

Tuesday, many parts of the East are seeing a high-risk level on North Carolina’s fire danger map. Fire danger levels are predicted to increase to a very high-risk level on Wednesday and Thursday ...