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 ...

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

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

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WSPA) — Snow and ice touched down throughout the Carolinas this weekend and now the North Carolina Forest Service is warning people about another danger, the risk of wildfires.