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

JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he wanted his children to attend Lincoln County Public Schools. After the change, ...

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

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort ... with wildfires in McDowell County. Source: North Carolina Forest Service Map shows active incidents in the ...

The two county boards of commissioners decided in 2022 to work toward reestablishing the line after years of hearing from the North Carolina Board ... JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County ...

“There are blue precincts that are getting bluer by the minute, red precincts that are getting redder by the minute and an incredibly small number that cross over between the two,” Cooper said.

The hiker, identified as 73-year-old Ann Houghton ... Houghton was a resident of Jackson County, North Carolina. Houghton volunteered at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than ...

LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) — Scotland County authorities on Friday captured one of two Laurinburg men wanted for murder after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in late January. Jordan Ray ...

The old CSX railway that was completed in the late 1890s may soon be rebirthed into an 'rail trail' that connects Durham and Person Counties. The North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

A missing 73-year-old hiker from North Carolina was found dead in Great Smoky ... Houghton, of Jackson County, N.C., volunteered in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years ...