Top Story Breaking 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Mike Conley Apr 28, 2026 Apr 28, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person died in a wreck in McDowell County on Monday evening.kAmt>6C86?4J A6CD@??6= C6DA@?565 E@ EH@ >@E@C G69:4=6 4C2D96D H:E9:? @?6 9@FC[ :?4=F5:?8 @?6 E92E C6DF=E65 :? 2 72E2=:EJ]k^AmkAm%96 72E2= HC64< :?G@=G65 2 >@E@C4J4=6 @? x?E6CDE2E6 c_ 62DE3@F?5 ?62C >:=6 >2C<6C fd 2E !2C<6C !2586EE #@25 ?62C ~=5 u@CE[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> t>6C86?4J $6CG:46D s:C64E@C (:== z69=6C] p? 6>6C86?4J 42== H2D C646:G65 2E eidb A]>]k^AmkAm#6DA@?56CD 7@F?5 @?6 A6CD@? 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Meet Marion's citizen of the month, a devoted educator In total, Medford devoted more than 50 years of her life to McDowell County Schools.
Marion woman charged in burglary cases from 2020, 2023 with DNA evidence The charges stem from the break-in of a residence on Mack Noblitt Road in 2020 and the break-in of a storage unit in Marion in 2023.
Father injured, 18-year-old son killed in Burke County shooting along Mount Olive Church Road No charges have been filed in the shooting.
North Cove Elementary alumni turned love of creativity into career of service To her, having the heart of a lion means “leading with courage, creativity and compassion.”
Asian car-maker was supposed to build a $4B plant in NC. It's now being sued by the state “VinFast agreed to build a factory and create jobs for North Carolinians — it didn’t do either,” state Attorney General Jeff Jackson said.
