The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.

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 Helene.

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.

OLD FORT, N.C. – An outside fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort. Reports say that the fire was caused by a tree falling onto a power line. Emergency crews are on scene working to ...

“They had just seen flooding across the landscape, and then, because it dried out so quickly, they started seeing wildfire ...

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.