— A McDowell County native lost in the Korean War has finally been identified. The DPAA annoucned Army Cpl. Paul Mitchem, 20, of Avondale, West Virginia was accounted for on February 11, 2021.

The Stevens Correctional Center in McDowell County is now under the control of the West Virginia Division of Corrections. Legislation introduced earlier this year in the West Virginia Legislature ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — After severe weather and fatal flooding swept through West Virginia in February, all school districts in the state will open on Monday, officials said. McDowell County ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — First responders held a procession for a fallen hero making a return to to McDowell County, West Virginia. Firefighter Jeffrey Lawson, 54, of War, suffered a medical ...

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

WELCH, W.Va. — McDowell County authorities said a torrential rain storm that caused massive damage and tragedy in neighboring Buchanan County, Virginia also caused problems in some of their ...

From War On Poverty film crews in the 1960s to, most recently, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., McDowell County has had its fair share of media attention.