In a significant step toward renewable energy development in the Appalachian region, a new agreement has been inked for the construction of 14 solar energy projects and three battery storage ...

The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership are turning former Appalachian coal mines into clean energy hubs.

I always enjoy quizzing kids on what they’re learning about in school. Nine times out of ten they tell me something that wasn ...

Did you know the man that is responsible for the creation of Black History Month once worked and lived near the New River ...

Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been ...

The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Fork Fire burning north of Marion is now 40% contained and has scorched 350 acres, according to an update from the U.S. Forest Service. Crews have made ...

North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...

Residents of McDowell County, North Carolina, are back in their homes after evacuation orders, prompted by a wildfire known as the Crooked Creek Fire, were lifted on Thursday morning. As reported ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA) - An "out of control" wildfire fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County. READ MORE: https://www.wspa.com ...

(WSPA) - Colder air and heavy rain moved into the Upstate and western North Carolina Tuesday. We will have Weather Impact Days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.