An evacuation order for a wildfire burning in McDowell County will be lifted after crews made progress battling the fire.

In a 6:55 a.m. update on Thursday, Jan. 30, McDowell County Emergency Management officials said there were no reported injuries or fatalities from either the Crooked Creek or North Fork fires ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA) – A 220-acre wildfire in McDowell County is now fully contained. The Crooked Creek Fire began just before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell ...

Officials said the Crooked Creek Fire is located in Old Fort and the Watson Place and North Fork Fires are located in Marion. Crews stated that gusty winds are pushing the fire making it difficult ...

The Crooked Creek fire is fully contained while the North Fork fire has continued to grow. The Crooked Creek fire, off Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, was declared fully contained late Thursday afternoon.

As of Wednesday evening, the blaze, dubbed the Crooked Creek Fire, has so far burned 250 acres, emergency officials said, and was 15% contained. The Crooked Creek Fire erupted in Old Fort ...

Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 located in McDowell County, was hit with evacuation orders Wednesday afternoon after the Crooked Creek wildfire ... plane in Alaska ice; 10 believed dead.

As of Wednesday evening, the blaze, dubbed the Crooked Creek Fire, has so far burned 250 acres, emergency officials said, and was 15% contained. Evacuations are now underway in some areas in Old Fort, ...