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.

“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 ...

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

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 ...

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

Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. – At least three wildfires ignited near North Carolina towns that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.

McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders ...