McDowell County Schools will be closed on Wednesday. Schools will be closed for students. Wednesday will be an optional annual leave day for staff. McDowell Technical Community College will be classes ...

"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 ...

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

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

FOX Carolina’s First Alert Meteorologists declared First Alert Weather Days through Thursday due to widespread heavy rain and ...

Avery and Mitchell Counties remain above 20% in customers without power during Feb. 12 Duke Energy outages caused by storms ...

By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thousands are without power Wednesday morning as wintry weather and ice are reported around western North ...