County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 12 briefing offered a calendar of deadlines, info on a cemetery assessment and more.

The community of Jolo, like the rest of McDowell County, is recovering from devastating flooding. This severe weather hit ...

One dove into floodwaters to save a neighbor. One ensured smooth voting season. Another advocated for the city's low-income ...

Officials in McDowell County, North Carolina, issued a boil water advisory after a main water break in Old Fort.The Town of Old Fort has had a water main break in the area north of the railroad track.

Western tourists last week crossed into North Korea for the first time in five years, according to social media posts by Koryo Tours. The tourists visited Rason, one of North Korea's least visited ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his ...

BUT AS FOR CATHOLICS HERE ON THE NORTH SHORE, THEY SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY. Pope Francis is in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome with double pneumonia and kidney failure ...

The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte called on the faithful to pray for Pope Francis during a service in Mint Hill on Sunday.

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“Despite a tremendous response from federal, state, local, and private sector and nonprofit partners in the immediate aftermath, five months later, it is clear that much more help is needed to restore ...

“It makes me pray a lot more,” said Fran Lobe. “He needs a lot of prayers I think.” During mass at Saint Rita’s Catholic Church in Dallas on Sunday morning, officiating priests led their ...