A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

The AAA says 85% of North Carolinians plan to take a vacation lasting at least three days. Beach trips, road trips and theme ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WBTV) - Many people were forced out of their homes this week after a wildfire broke out in western North Carolina. The first of three fires in McDowell County on Wednesday started ...

The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department announced the unexpected death of longtime Battalion Chief Steven Lytle in an off-duty accident on Feb. 17. He was 49 years old. Lytle was a member of the ...

Clyde Lamar Silver, 91, lifelong resident of Old Fort, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Friday, January 31, 2025. Clyde was born and raised in Old Fort. He was born on August 7 ...

10 (UPI) --Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed an order to rename Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its ... one of its engines to catch fire, according to officials.

Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire ... This is a separate fire from the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned an estimated 220 acres near Old Fort earlier last week.

The catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles left behind ... their most valuable asset—their home—was gone. In Western North Carolina, hurricanes have wiped entire towns off the map.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the Army on Monday to change the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina to the name ... to change it back to the old name. No doubt recognizing ...

How much does it cost to rename military bases and American landmarks? Spoiler alert: millions of dollars – and maybe a ...