A 52-acre wildfire in McDowell County is now 90% contained, the U.S. Forest Service says. The fire is burning in a area hit ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before. The fire burned 250 acres in the Crooked Creek community near Bat Cave Road south of ...

Update at 4:28 p.m.: A wildfire burning in the Crooked Creek community of McDowell County remains at 0% containment and is estimated to have burned 150 acres at this time. Sign up for our ...

Severe smoke inhalation can be dangerous and may lead to serious health issues,” said Sherri Miller, respiratory therapist at ...

Drift smoke from western North Carolina wildfires continues to affect McDowell County and the burn ban remains in effect. “Smoke is expected to intensify through Friday," reads a statement from ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management said a wildfire is causing traffic delays on I-40 on Wednesday. According to officials, drivers traveling I-40 Old Fort Mtn.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Multiple agencies are working to contain a wildfire burning in McDowell County, officials said Tuesday. The fire is located near Armstrong Creek Road off NC 226 north of ...

With multiple wildfires burning throughout Western NC and Upstate SC, the National Weather Service has warned of further ...

Windy, dry conditions Thursday night led to evacuation orders in Polk County where three wildfires are burning.

We have responded to a total of 66 illegal burns since Friday at 8 a.m.,” Catawba County Fire Marshal Troy Scott said on ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for live updates.