Drift smoke from western North Carolina wildfires continues to affect McDowell County and the burn ban remains in effect. “Smoke is expected to intensify through Friday," reads a statement from ...

Michael Brooks Prior to that day, longtime residents of McDowell County measured high water events by the years of 1977, 2001 and 2002. Each time it’s happened and the cleanup was finally over ...

ACCIDENT. CREWS CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE ARMSTRONG FIRE IN MCDOWELL COUNTY. THE FIRE IS LOCATED ALONG ARMSTRONG CREEK ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 226, NORTH OF MARION. THE FIRE IS ESTIMATED AT 52 ACRES AND IS ...

McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Last week, we looked at the devastation as the flooding cleanup remains underway in McDowell County. WSAZ’s Tim Irr has a follow-up about how several schools in ...