Top Story Editor's Pick Second suspect arrested in McDowell County Courthouse bomb threat hoax Chrissy Murphy Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025 Updated Apr 5, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A second person has been charged in connection with a bomb threat called into the McDowell County Courthouse on Feb. 17. Cash kAms2G:5 #FDD6== r2D9[ ag[ @7 |2C:@?[ H2D 492C865 H:E9 76=@?J 72=D6 3@>3 C6A@CE C682C5:?8 2 AF3=:4 3F:=5:?8[ 244@C5:?8 E@ :?7@C>2E:@? 7C@> E96 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46]k^AmkAmr2D9’D 2CC6DE 42>6 27E6C E96 D64@?5 3@>3 E9C62E 2E E96 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6 :? u63CF2CJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ :?7@C>2E:@? 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Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
Greg Biffle estate faces $30 million wrongful-death lawsuits from plane crash NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s estate has been sued for a combined $30 million by the estates of two others killed in a Dec. 18 plane crash.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
McDowell high school victim testified before former guidance counselor pleads guilty to sex crimes “A predator was lurking behind the walls of the counseling office, waiting for a victim,” the victim's sister said.
Investigators allege friends of NASCAR's Greg Biffle stole from his home after plane crash Search warrants detail the investigation into the theft of $30,000 from Biffle's home after his death.
