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The Stevens Correctional Center in McDowell County is now under the control of the West Virginia Division of Corrections.
Photographer Sydnei Tatum can't shake the images she saw and captured in the aftermath of floods that devastated McDowell County in West Virginia. "I mean, really, it looked like a third world ...
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.
West Virginia’s governor on Tuesday outlined the scope of the state’s efforts to help bail out flood-ravaged McDowell County and other hard-hit spots from February flooding. (WCHS) ...
A wildfire in McDowell County has burned 856 acres. Five structures are under threat, and evacuations remain in place as firefighters work to contain the flames.
Posted: April 17, 2025 | Last updated: April 18, 2025 A wildfire burning in northern McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres as of Thursday morning.
Wilmer Valderrama's WV Entertainment has hired veteran TV & film producer Alberet Page as Head of Scripted Television.
School transformed for flood relief in McDowell County The API failed to deliver the resource. A school was transformed for flood relief in McDowell County, West Virginia.
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — The McDowell County Commission is looking for volunteers to help monitor landfills in the county. According to a press release and a post on the McDowell County Commission ...
PANTHER, WV (WVNS) — Many people in southern West Virginia were affected by flooding that swept through the state in February 2025. Heather Bailey, a resident of the Panther area of McDowell ...
Three flood-related deaths were confirmed Tuesday during emergency briefings conducted by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the McDowell County Commission. Morrisey conducted a media briefing Tuesday ...