The temporary bridge on U.S. Highway 221 North, next to Mountain Paradise Campground, is now complete.

Public safety, infrastructure and economic growth are the three priorities that Farrell says he wants to focus on when it comes to spending.

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

A Flood Watch has been issued for upcoming rain and snow melt in the high terrain of West Virginia. The watch starts Thursday evening and runs until later in the day Friday. * ...

WELCH, W.Va. (WVVA) - Starting around 18 years ago, the Council of the Southern Mountains has been helping McDowell County and surrounding communities by offering free tax services, which they are ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Following major high school football controversy in Fairfax County, lawmakers in Virginia are getting ready to vote on the future of a proposed legislation that would address ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — An FCI McDowell County inmate was sentenced for weapon possession on January 21, 2025. According to a press release, 26-year-old Demoreal Killebrew, an inmate at the ...

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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — A man from El Salvador is named in a murder indictment handed up this week by the Jefferson County grand jury. The panel indicted David Calderon, 46, in connection with ...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (KDKA) -- The body of a missing Washington County woman has been found near Fairmont, West Virginia. Ellen Donahoo, 76, went missing on Monday night after she was last seen in the ...

The words of Eugenio Chacarra should be ringing in Tom McKibbin’s ears as he threatens to throw himself into golfing irrelevance.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Local emergency services received an anonymous report of a possible active shooter around 8:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, prompting law enforcement and EMS to respond.