Firefighters are currently on scene working to contain an outside fire, according to McDowell County Emergency Management.

I’M AMY LU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEW AT NOON. THE MCDOWELL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN A WOODED AREA. DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A DO A WELFARE CHECK AROUND 5:00 ...

McDowell County Sheriff Ricky T. Buchanan announced on Monday that he will not be seeking reelection after over 30 years of ...

COMING UP. WELL, NEW AT NOON, A MCDOWELL COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD. DEPUTIES SAY 65 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PHILLIPS WAS ARRESTED ON FEBRUARY 27TH.

OLD FORT, N.C. (WNCN) — With at least 650 roads still closed in the North Carolina mountains on Sunday, new images are still surfacing of tremendous damage to various roads and buildings in McDowell ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained. McDowell County Emergency ...

A fast-growing wildfire broke out in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland April 14, prompting evacuations of nearby residences. U.S. Forest Service crews are responding to the wildfire, ...

Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire in Western North Carolina on Wednesday night. McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...