State and federal investigators responded to a home after a deputy found a trip wire attached to an explosive device.

A man has been charged with having a weapon of mass destruction after McDowell County deputies discovered his roadside bomb. Deputies were called to a home in Marion on Saturday, November 29, for a ...

Following the success of the program’s first van, a second van was added to the fleet starting Monday, Dec. 1, according to a news release. The services allows people to request rides through an app ...

A fast-growing wildfire broke out in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland April 14, prompting evacuations of nearby residences. U.S. Forest Service crews are responding to the wildfire, ...

A wildfire near Marion, in McDowell County, an area hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene that downed trees and complicated firefighting operations, is now 100% contained as of Dec. 10, according to the U ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WNCN) — With at least 650 roads still closed in the North Carolina mountains on Sunday, new images are still surfacing of tremendous damage to various roads and buildings in McDowell ...

Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire in Western North Carolina on Wednesday night. McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but ...

COMING UP. WELL, NEW AT NOON, A MCDOWELL COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD. DEPUTIES SAY 65 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PHILLIPS WAS ARRESTED ON FEBRUARY 27TH.

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 ...

On Nov. 29, a deputy was conducting a property check at a home in Marion when he noticed several monofilament strands stretched across the road.