William Leiton, who manages Steve's Superette in the Spencer Mountain area, plans to open the Crowders Mountain Trading Post.

An Amtrak train with 120 passengers and crew aboard smashed into a tractor-trailer in western Gaston County early Tuesday, ...

In December 2024, multiple large wildfires broke out in western North Carolina, including a 664-acre fire at Crowders Mountain State Park and a 518-acre fire near Lake Tahoma. The North Carolina ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Fork Fire, which broke out last week and quickly expanded to 644 acres, is now 90% ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, a firefighter battles a mountain wildfire of unknown cause in an area heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn community in McDowell County, NC. Most of the ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- Firefighters made progress on the wildfire in western North Carolina that prompted evacuations. The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained.

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA/WNCN) — An “out of control” wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday, according to the McDowell County ...