Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been ...

Human remains that were discovered during a search in Harrison County last week have been identified as a woman who has been ...

A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for rape stemming from an incident in 2022.

McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia (WV), was created in 1858 and named in honor of James McDowell, the governor of Virginia from 1824 until 1844. Its county seat is at Welch.

In northern McDowell County ... is closed between Swofford Road and the Avery/Burke County line for a bridge and road rebuild due to storm damage. A bridge at Curtis Creek on U.S. Highway 70 West near ...

If you want to learn more about black history in our area, the National Park Service has just the app for you. You can ...

Natalie Cochran poisoned her husband with insulin so that he wouldn't find out about a $2 million Ponzi scheme she operated, ...

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children have been convicted by a jury ...

The North Fork fire is burning in areas of heavy damage from Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn Community in McDowell County, NC. The fire is located east of Highway 221 and south of American ...

On Jan. 15, detectives with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office helped probation officers serve a warrant to Shelby Lynn McKinney, 30, of Elk Park in Avery County, for failure to appear in court.

A Pittsylvania County judge has found Telvin Hairston guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 82-year-old Margie ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Firefighters are continuing to work to put out a more than 600-acre wildfire in McDowell County. According to the National Forest Service, the North Fork Fire ...