Officials report a person of interest has been identified but no charges have been filed yet. Officials said there is not a threat to the community. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is continuing ...

Deputies in McDowell County said a person of interest has been identified, but no charges have been filed at this time.

A man was injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in the Dysartsville community of McDowell County. McDowell County sheriff’s ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting off Vein Mountain Road. On February 10, deputies responded to a shooting incident off Vein ...

A McDowell County social services supervisor resigned one week after McDowell County's social services director and child ...

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Evacuations are in place for people living along several roads in Old Fort, North Carolina, due to an 80-acre fire known as the Crooked Creek Fire. The McDowell County Office of Emergency ...

Along with U.S. Forest Service crews, the North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County Emergency Management, and the Woodlawn Fire Department are on the ground assisting. The Forest Service says ...

William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC. President Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law, the first law signed in his ...

South Carolina women's basketball class of 2025 signee Ayla McDowell was named an 2025 McDonald's All-American on Monday. The announcement came live on ESPN's TV show "NBA Today," revealing that ...