When Valentina moved to the U.S. with her single mother and brother in search of a better future, she faced numerous ...

The director of the McDowell County Department of Social Services and the child protective services program manager have ...

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office and the Hickory Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that injured ...

The Lenoir-Rhyne University baseball team has advanced to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The Bears defeated Catawba 6-1 on Saturday to win their first ever Southeast Regional, punching ...

‘Stuff,’ baseball slang for the quality of a pitcher’s arsenal, is important. Mastering the mental side of baseball, however, helped the McDowell High School senior take a step forward this season.

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 ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A wildfire in McDowell County has burned more than 1,000 acres, emergency officials announced on Saturday. McDowell County Emergency Management said only 27% of the fire ...

The Bee Rock Creek Fire has grown from 300 acres April 16 to 504 acres in McDowell County as firefighters gain some containment on the active fire, U.S. Forest Service officials said April 17.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A wildfire burning in northern McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres as of Thursday morning. The United States Forest Service said the Bee Rock Creek ...

A wildfire burning in northern McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres as of Thursday morning. Read more: <a href="https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news ...

According to U.S. Census data, the median household income in McDowell County is just under $30,000, well below the state median of nearly $56,000. More than 30 percent of the population lives in ...

A wildfire in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland grew to 175 acres April 14, with no additional evacuations or significant changes overnight. U.S. Forest Service crews are responding ...