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

The town of Kimball was once home to the nation’s largest privately owned African American hospital.  After taking over a ...

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

An 84-year-old man died while fighting a fire in Mercer County. According to a press release from the Office of The WV State ...

Tariffs and federal spending are dominating the headlines. It is easy to watch from afar. However, the impacts will hit very ...

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.

Approximately 42,020 people moved to West Virginia in 2023, while 41,042 moved out. This represents a net gain of 978 residents. While the Mountain State managed to attract an average of 13 movers per ...

MARION, N.C. (WLOS) — The McDowell County Courthouse in downtown Marion has reopened after it was evacuated due to a bomb ...

Law enforcement and emergency services are actively investigating a bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in the downtown area.

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 ...

While in captivity, heavily pregnant, freezing and malnourished, Rose reportedly continued to care for the other animals ...

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 remains at ...