The blazes were fueled by gusty winds, dry air and unusually high temperatures. The largest fire was burning 1,200 acres near ...

Crews are battling wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations have been ...

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

How much does it cost to rename military bases and American landmarks? Spoiler alert: millions of dollars – and maybe a ...

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.

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

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the Army on Monday to change the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina to the name ... to change it back to the old name. No doubt recognizing ...

There is a wildfire near Old Fort. McDowell County residents ... County could see the smokey air quality toward western North Carolina on Wednesday. Across the Carolinas, there is an elevated ...

Clyde Lamar Silver, 91, lifelong resident of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Friday, January 31, 2025. Clyde was born and raised in Old Fort. He was born on August 7 ...

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 ...