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

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

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

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

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

Experts believe they may have finally solved the centuries-old mystery of America's lost Roanoke colony through hidden details discovered in a 400-year-old map. A blank spot on the historic "La ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS ... According to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map, the fire is about 4 acres in size and 100% contained. Officials advise that all outdoor burning be ...

The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

A 400-year-old map could reveal the secrets of a lost English colony that experts have spent hundreds of years searching for.

Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke — a great American mystery that has eluded historians for centuries. The caper concerns a group of some 100 British ...