An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

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

At least 100 firefighters battled a wildfire of unknown cause Sunday that closed roads and a popular trail in the North Carolina mountains ... 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a ...

A wildfire can be seen burning in the mountains behind a home in Old Fort, North Carolina, where many homes were devastated ...

Clyde Lamar Silver, 91, lifelong resident of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away at his ... as a machinist for Keerfott Corporation in Black Mountain. In 1972, Clyde met the love of his life ...

A combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity, and abnormally dry conditions have led to elevated fire danger today. With a wildfire currently burning in Old Fort, smoke plume will shift from ...

Fire burns “with high intensity” in an area of the North Carolina mountains previously damaged ... a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county government news ...

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 ... across a small mountain and burning ...

Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire is located in Old Fort and the Watson Place and ... of emergency responders across Western North Carolina. A special thank you to the community groups and ...