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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

SANDRA ROGERS, KILLED BY HELENE, REMEMBERED AS LOVING FAMILY WOMAN AND ANIMAL ADVOCATE “It was a great house. It really was, ...

The same courthouse in Western North Carolina has been shut down due to bomb threats twice in less than two weeks. The latest incident at the McDowell County Courthouse happened, Monday morning.

UPDATE (2/10) – Officials said the statewide system has been restored. All 911 lines are operating normally. MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – McDowell County’s 911 service is currently ...

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McDowell County’s 911 service is currently experiencing a disruption. According to officials, the state of North Carolina is ...