Parks and hiking trails in Catawba, Burke and McDowell counties are still being repaired four months after Hurricane Helene ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which is now 65% ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — We have an update on a McDowell County wildfire burning since last week. The U.S. Forest ...

Some Hurricane Helene survivors in McDowell County now have another option to clear debris from the storm. Private property ...

Approximately 100 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County Emergency Management ...

An evacuation order issued Wednesday for parts of McDowell County due to a wildfire in Old Fort was lifted Thursday morning. As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, an evacuation order in place for several ...

The sheriff's office found no victims and no threat as of 9 a.m. The 911 came from an anonymous caller at 8:11 a.m., according to a press release from the McDowell County Sheriff's Office. The school ...

The NCHSAA released a second draft of proposed conferences for the 2025 season Tuesday, featuring an 11-team conference in ...

Around the same time, the North Carolina Highway Patrol was also contacted about a vehicle with its flashers on at the same location. Durham man found dead in backseat of car in Johnston County Once ...

TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA (WVNS) — A Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against children in Tazewell County. According to a press release on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 47-year-old ...

Winter sports in Western North Carolina are in Week 9 of the season ... Trantham tallied 30 of his team's 40 points in an 82-40 loss to McDowell. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

In northern McDowell ... from western North Carolina. After hearing from Kehler, the commissioners agreed to send a letter to FEMA, U.S. Sen. Ted Budd and U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards. The letter will be ...