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14 dogs rescued in McDowell County animal cruelty case
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — 14 dogs were rescued in an animal cruelty case in McDowell County. According to the Animal Rescue Corps website, 14 dogs were involved in an emergency rescue in McDowell ...
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McDowell County school gives students amazing opportunity, despite being on the verge of consolidation
It is never an enjoyable process when your school is being forced to close its doors. One McDowell County school that is in ...
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McDowell County teacher close to achieving extraordinary feat
When Fall River Elementary School closes its doors at the end of the 2024-25 school year, one teacher will have seen it all.
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Mercer County man sentenced to prison for child sex crime
A Mercer County man is sentenced to prison for child sex crimes before Circuit Judge Mark Wills on March 30, 2025. 53-year-old Richard Aaron England of Athens, West Virginia, was given the maximum ...
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West Virginia suspends permit for coal mine tied to Justice family
State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice's family, citing a ...
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Southern W.Va. gets more opioid settlement funds
A second opioid lawsuit payment that arrived in Mercer County by air Wednesday was among other payments going to Raleigh ...
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When High School–and Childhood–Is Cut Short in America
In McDowell Country in West Virginia, the state’s poorest county, 17% of children are not graduating from high school on time. Surrounded by the Appalachians, McDowell is the Mountain State’s ...
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Blue Demons: A West Virginia Legacy
The small coal mining town in McDowell County received national attention. Blue Demons: A West Virginia Legacy is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone ...