As N.C. DOT ramps up work on the roads leading to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock after Helene destruction, here's what to know about construction plans.

Low humidity and high winds caused more than 100 fires to break out in South Carolina on Saturday. One out of control fire ...

For years, Lytle was the chief of Crooked Creek Fire Department, south of Old Fort, and most recently served as assistant chief for the department, according to Crooked Creek’s Facebook page. Lytle ...

The NCDOT said GeoStabilization International will close the highway from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Monday through Friday nights ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Tuesday, Feb. 25, McDowell County firefighter Steve Lytle will be laid to rest. A funeral ...

Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. As of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, the North Carolina Forest Service confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres in McDowell County, is 100% ...

A long time firefighter in Western North Carolina has passed away. Officials say Crooked Creek Fire Chief Steve Lytle died in an off-duty accident, Tuesday.