For nonprofits in McDowell County, West Virginia, the federal cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threaten a lifeline. Many of McDowell’s 17,000 residents rely on federal programs and the ...

Efforts to extend county water to a McDowell County town experiencing water woes has hit a stumbling block. According to a statement from the McDowell County Commission, the city of Gary has declined ...

In his first State of the State address following last year’s disasters, Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Jan. 14, 2026 asserted that ...

Just 11 months since floods killed three people in McDowell County, residents are still cleaning up the wreckage.

West Virginia’s governor on Tuesday outlined the scope of the state’s efforts to help bail out flood-ravaged McDowell County and other hard-hit spots from February flooding. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said ...

McDowell County, West Virginia, birthplace of food stamps, faces a disappearing safety net Nonprofits in McDowell County, West Virginia, face severe challenges due to federal funding cuts By ALEX ...