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

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

The 150-acre fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, an area already recovering from ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

As all of Southeast North Carolina faces a drought – with some communities in a severe drought – the North Carolina Forest ...

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

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

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

As he enters his 21st year as North Carolina agriculture commissioner, Steve Troxler on Thursday remembered the tumultuous ...

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

North Carolina usually has to worry about fires in the spring and fall, but it’s unfortunately becoming a year-round problem.

Fire burns “with high intensity” in an area of the North Carolina mountains previously damaged by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Forest Service said on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. FIREFIGHTER ...