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.

Please avoid the area. Red Flag warnings are in effect Friday, March 28, across Western North Carolina. Increasing winds and low humidity create conditions ripe for wildfires. Here's a report from ...

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