Keith Ray Grogan, 55, of Old Fort, was charged and arrested for breaking into a car and trespassing, the McDowell County ...

UPDATE at 11:48 a.m.: The McDowell County Courthouse has been cleared and no threat was found. The courthouse is now open to ...

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 Thread ...

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

The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said the courthouse downtown reopened after being evacuated due to another bomb threat ...

The All-County School Talent Show, known as McDowell County Schools Got Talent 2025, will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb.

On Jan. 24, Detective Adam Burnette with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office was in the North Cove area in search of a stolen truck when he was led to 25-year-old Jessie Jane Fulbright's home in ...

"We lost a true Brother, Friend and Mentor of the fire service," Fairview Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page ...

WRAL 5 On Your Side is taking on the problems plaguing western North Carolina. The team spent a week in western N.C., traveling to Buncombe, Yancy, Mitchell and McDowell counties to survey the damage ...

Here is a list of school systems that are closed or operating on delays Wednesday, Feb. 19, because of winter weather impacts.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey reported Sunday night the state was in full response mode from flash flooding that ...