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MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Five people were arrested after search warrants were carried out in McDowell County. According to a press release, members of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office ...
IAEGER, W.Va. — Two dead bodies were discovered Tuesday in a McDowell County mobile home, according to West Virginia State Police officials. Welch Detachment Commander Sgt. R.A. Daniel said ...
Out-of-state coal companies own millions of acres in West Virginia, making it difficult for new industries to develop the land. In McDowell County, ten landholders own over 60 percent of private land.
About $12 million of federal relief has trickled into McDowell County, but residents are largely relying on each for aid and rebuilding.
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Multiple people are missing and unaccounted for after heavy rain caused flooding in McDowell County on Saturday. “We have several, I don’t know an exact number ...
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Three people who were killed in McDowell County flooding were in a vehicle that washed away in high water, state police said. Donald Griffin, 69, of Welch was ...
MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - For decades, people in McDowell County, West Virginia have not had access to clean drinking water due to outdated infrastructure. In December 2022, the head of the ...
Four months after McDowell County, West Virginia, was hit with catastrophic flooding, one of the poorest counties in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still working to recover.
A school was transformed for flood relief in McDowell County, West Virginia. By Tim Irr. Published: Mar. 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM EST ... “I’ve met people I’ve never met before,” Billings said.
WELCH — McDowell County officials are worried about the future of the Workforce West Virginia office in Welch. The Welch office was damaged by the Feb. 15 flood, and subsequently relocated to a ...