An investigation found that illegal drugs were being used around the children, the sheriff's office said.
- Mike Conley
"This site can house and feed approximately 80 volunteers who will work on homes in McDowell and surrounding counties.”
- Virginia Annable
The school announced the closure Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m.
- Rebecca Noel The Charlotte Observer
Davidson College will offer free tuition to families making $175,000 a year or less starting in 2027, the college announced Monday.
- Mike Conley
The truck went down a slight embankment, hit two large trees and then overturned onto the driver’s side.
- Mike Conley
Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift helicopter was sent to the scene.
- Mike Conley
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The campaign aims to recruit 50 professionals for critical roles.
When the storm passed, he and his father climbed onto a farm tractor and began clearing fallen trees from the road between their home and the local fire department. They did not stop there.
“Providing safe access to the river allows us to continue inspiring curiosity, stewardship, and a connection to the natural environment that makes McDowell County such a special place to live and learn.”
The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children announced the conclusion of its role as the Region 9 Child Care Resource & Referral agency.
See bright watercolors, collages made by students at Drexel Elementary and Walter Johnson Middle schools to celebrate America 250.
The state's job market "continues to be positive, with hiring ongoing despite the challenges presented by tariffs and higher energy prices," said Michael Walden.
The Lee Enterprises chairman explains why he believes community newspapers remain essential — and why he's investing millions to help ensure their future.
David Hoffmann explains how faith, family and personal experience have guided the Hoffmann family's commitment to philanthropy.
Before building a business empire, Lee Enterprises Chairman David Hoffmann nearly took a very different path. A football scholarship, a difficult choice and a young romance helped shape the future billionaire's life.
David Hoffmann built an executive search firm that became the foundation of a diversified family business spanning more than 100 companies.
Due to the extreme heat, a cooling station is open at the McDowell Senior Center, located at 100 Spaulding Road, Marion.
The General Assembly estimates this will save the state $21.4 million in the upcoming fiscal year, which began Wednesday.
Republican state lawmakers could award $5 million in no-bid contracts to use AI for the purpose of providing tutoring support to students.
“It was an absolute blitz," one of the museum staff said about the Battle of Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln County.
The arrest of a Raleigh man for allegedly denying his dog emergency surgery highlights a facet of North Carolina law that classifies failure to provide such care as animal cruelty.
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Catawba College men's lacrosse earned the USILA Team Academic Award for a fourth straight year, one of 29 Division II programs honored for a 3.0-plus team GPA.
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Catawba College placed 295 student-athletes on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, which recognized 3,458 qualifying student-athletes across the conference.
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Catawba College builds on decades of sustainability leadership with conservation, clean energy, and new green buildings that advance carbon-neutral campus goals.
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The commissioners also voted to put a sales tax increase on the ballot this fall.
After the death of Patriot Gen. William Lee Davidson, his troops fled to a tavern in Mooresville.
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“The air is going to be not as humid as it typically is this time of year."
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This feature mines the McDowell news archives for what was going on this week in local history.
"You need an adult who is in the water, within an arm's reach of a child," said Dr. Ross Kuhner, director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Moses Cone Hospital.