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

The fire burned 250 acres in the Crooked Creek community near Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort. Thursday evening McDowell County Emergency Management announced the fire was 100% contained.

According to the Old Fort Police Department, the shooting took place at a Dollar General on Bat Cave Road. Police officers and deputies arrived at the scene to find a person who had died.

Emotions ran high in the courtroom as family members of Mario Carson, who was killed in a shooting at the Dollar General at 792 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort on Feb. 9, gathered for the probable cause ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said ... Evacuation orders will continue overnight for residents in the 3000-4500 block of Bat Cave Rd., Pine Cove Rd., Cherry Springs Rd., Roy Moore Rd ...

In hard-hit Bat Cave, security guards vanish, businesses fight closure, and locals share concerns over safety, roads, ...

The fire started quickly on Jan. 29, and McDowell County set evacuation orders for areas along Bat Cave Road. Emergency personnel will continue to remain on site to monitor the situation and ...