A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown ... along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, but ended Jan. 30.

At least 100 firefighters battled a wildfire ... Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according ...

Fire burns “with ... their rural Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Crooked Creek Fire Department has faced devastation from Hurricane Helene, a large wildfire and now the loss of their chief. Chief Steve Lytle lost his life in ...

The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department announced the unexpected death of longtime Battalion Chief Steven Lytle in an off-duty accident on Feb. 17. He was 49 years old. Lytle was a member of the ...

The AAA says 85% of North Carolinians plan to take a vacation lasting at least three days. Beach trips, road trips and theme ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WBTV) - Many people were forced out of their homes this week after a wildfire broke out in western North Carolina. The first of three fires in McDowell County on Wednesday started ...

Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire ... This is a separate fire from the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned an estimated 220 acres near Old Fort earlier last week.