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

The NCDOT said GeoStabilization International will close the highway from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Monday through Friday nights ...

On Thursday, firefighters contained another wildfire in McDowell County, the Crooked Creek fire that previously forced families to evacuate from their rural Western North Carolina homes.

Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...

On Sept. 27, 52-year-old Tony Garrison died from a landslide caused by the conditions after the storm hit western North Carolina. Garrison was one of 13 people killed within the Garren Creek community ...

And when Helene descended on Western North Carolina, Lytle was in Fairview, coordinating storm response and helping with rescue missions. The firefighters at both Fairview VFD and Crooked Creek ...