Thousands are without power Wednesday morning as wintry weather and ice are reported around western North Carolina.

Crews have started removing Hurricane Helene debris from streams and rivers in McDowell County. The U.S. Army Corps of ...

Law enforcement and emergency services are actively investigating a bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in the downtown area.

The McDowell County Courthouse was evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat. The threat was investigated by multiple ...

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

"I was devastated … you'd have to be stupid to put a reactor in an earthquake zone," Ms Cox said. But Seismology Research Centre chief scientist Adam Pascale said the possibility of a Fukushima ...

Evacuations are in place for people living along several roads in Old Fort, North Carolina, due to an 80-acre fire known as the Crooked Creek Fire. The McDowell County Office of Emergency ...

Along with U.S. Forest Service crews, the North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County Emergency Management, and the Woodlawn Fire Department are on the ground assisting. The Forest Service says ...

State of the County address, to be delivered by new chairwoman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors Leticia Perez, is set for 4 p.m. Thursday in the board chambers, 1115 Truxtun Ave. It is free and ...

William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC. President Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law, the first law signed in his ...

SWANNANOA, United States — US President Donald Trump visited disaster zones in North Carolina and California on Friday, using his first trip since his return to office to turn emergency aid into ...