Kids ran wild at the pool and maintenance crews did their best to keep cool as McDowell experienced its latest heat wave.
- Jerry Springer changed TV forever. After 27 seasons, his daytime talk circus may be over.
- Bones of Civil War dead found on a battlefield tell their horror stories
- 'Womp womp': Corey Lewandowski mocks story of child with Down syndrome separated from parents
- CEOs are calling the separation of children and families at the border 'inhumane' and 'tragic'
- A tipster suspected a felon kept 'a large arsenal' at home. California police found 553 guns in all.
- Loose change found in drawer grew to be multi-million dollar collection
- Father sentenced in death of son: 12-year-old killed by carbon monoxide in house in 2014
- McDowell Commission holds hearing about budget
- Report: Duo stole truck from business
- Silver alert for Morganton man cancelled
Democratic and Republican lawmakers have spoken out about the Trump administration's hard-line "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in a sharp rise in children separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border. The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics has said it "amounts to child abuse." Church leaders have called it "immoral," with one reportedly suggesting "canonical penalties" for those involved. Former first ladies from both parties have called for it to end. Read more
The McDowell County Post 56 Junior Legion baseball team stepped outside of divisional play this week and came away with a total of four wins in five games. Read more
Author’s note: With Kim Jong Un featured prominently in the news and a couple of my vacation days coming up, I thought this would be the perfect time to revisit a column from way back in 2016 when Kim was still considered to be a murderous dictator. Enjoy! Read more
If you think your family has problems, then you haven’t met the Weston Family, the characters of Foothills Community Theatre’s latest production “August: Osage County.” Read more
