The Stevens Correctional Center in McDowell County is now under the control of the West Virginia Division of Corrections.

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.

About $12 million of federal relief has trickled into McDowell County, but residents are largely relying on each for aid and rebuilding.

A town called War in McDowell County, West Virginia is surrounded by hilly mountains, and it also sits in the valley of the mountains with a population of less than 1,000 people.

Learn more about McDowell County Schools here - find all of the schools in the district, student data, test scores, district budget and more.

The McDowell County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is seeking the public's help in finding a missing Marion man who is disabled.

On Monday June 30, in the evening, three people were pronounced dead at the scene and one survived a car crash near the McDowell-Rutherford County line.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg at 2:22 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25.

WHEELING, W.Va. — Looting is a problem in the flooded out area of Ohio County. Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft said the devastating flood that occurred along Big Wheeling Creek and feeder ...

— A Friday shooting in Brooke County left one person dead and a second in custody. Brooke County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home on Fowler’s Hill Road near Wellsburg.

Tornado kills 3 near Enderlin; others left without homes and path of destruction to clean up Residents spent Saturday cleaning up after the storm. Some lost their homes.