The director of McDowell County Department of Social Services and a child protective services program manager are now on ...

The McDowell County Courthouse in downtown Marion has been evacuated amid a bomb threat investigation. In a post on social ...

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

Crews will remain on scene throughout the night to ensure containment efforts continue. At this time, there are no active ...

“Chief Ray McDaniel has been the best mentor and has guided me each step the last 14 years,” Cody Durkee said. The planned 100-room Marriott hotel will be located at the site of the former Bank of ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline.

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...

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

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. — The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now 65% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.