Western North Carolina wildfire up to 644 acres, now 60% contained
Firefighters caught a bit of good luck on Friday and made gains to contain and extinguish a wildfire burning in McDowell ...
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Suspect arrested after armed robbery along busy highway, deputies say
Deputies arrested a man for allegedly robbing a store along a busy highway in Sumter County. Around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, ...
NC mountain wildfire of unknown cause rages on, closing roads, popular trail
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...
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McDowell County wildfire still burning north of Marion, now 644 acres
The fire is burning in areas of heavy damage from Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn Community in McDowell County. The fire is located on Graveyard Mountain, east of U.S. Highway 221 North and south ...
If you saw fire in the night sky around Charlotte, Raleigh, it wasn’t your imagination
A blue comet streaks across the sky in New Mexico on Jan. 6, 2025. On Thursday, Jan. 30, at least 19 people from the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland reported seeing a mysterious fireball in the night ...
North Fork Fire 60% contained; firefighters leverage rain to manage hotspots
The release said approximately 100 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County ...
Proposal: No federal income tax on catastrophe loss mitigation programs
Income tax should not be paid on money provided through state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs, says a U.S. Senate proposal from North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis.
North Fork Fire grows to 350 acres as firefighters perform burnout operations; 40% contained
The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now at 350 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced in an early afternoon news release Jan. 31. The fire is 40% contained as firefighters continue burnout ...
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Wildfire north of Marion now 350 acres, 40% contained. The cause is still under investigation.
Firefighters made progress on containing the North Fork fire in northern McDowell County Thursday evening. It is now 40% ...
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Explosion at Troy medical facility leaves 5-year-old dead after hyperbaric chamber blows up
Officials in Troy will hold a press conference late Friday morning to discuss an explosion at a medical facility.
Firefighters contain 100% of wildfire that prompted evacuations east of Asheville
Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County ...
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Air Quality Alert issued as wildfire smoke impacts Western N.C.
The North Fork Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 200 acres in an area of heavy tree damage from Hurricane Helene. This has lead to higher smoke production that is now impacting air ...