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.

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 ...

However, we are still in the midst of spring wildfire season and our recent wildfire activity, especially in western North ...

They are threatening areas of Henderson County. The Table Rock Fire in the South Carolina ... McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — High fire risks led to burn bans to be placed in several areas of Western North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning on March 1 due to dry and ...

As the Table Rock Complex Fire continues to spread, jumping the state line into Transylvania County, North Carolina ... is in place for Haywood, Macon, McDowell, Rutherford and Swain counties.

Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

Most warnings, which notify the public of conditions that are ideal for sparking wildfires, were set to remain in effect until Wednesday night. In North Carolina, fires in Polk County exploded in ...

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...