The number of people driving through barricades in the Bat Cave area has spiked, according to Henderson County officials.

Henderson County authorities are reminding drivers that some roads to Bat Cave and Gerton are still restricted or closed due ...

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

A McDowell County wildfire was 90% contained by Wednesday morning, one week after it was first reported. The North Fork Fire ...

An evacuation order has been issued for residents along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort as an "out of control" wildfire began to ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

OLD FORT, N.C. – An outside fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort. Reports say that the fire was caused by ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Emergency Management is calling for residents to evacuate due to an “out of control” wildfire in Old Fort on Wednesday. Officials said wildfire is ...

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...