Tropical Storm Helene is attributed to the closure of a popular, long-operating downtown business in Asheville.

North Carolina has plenty of unusual landmarks and roadside attractions - WorldAtlas writers chose eight of the strangest, including several from Western N.C. As the "Home ... Land of Oz Theme Park - ...

With a winter storm warning issued for Jan. 10 over all of Western North Carolina, some events are ... centers are closed and programs canceled. ART bus services will be suspended for Jan. 11.

A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.

For our Wellness Issue, we asked folks in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison and Transylvania counties to identify one ...

While visiting western North Carolina on Tuesday, Stein stopped by Mountain BizWorks to meet with small business owners, visited the site of a trailer installment that will provide temporary ...

The Crooked Creek fire is threatening the nearby town of Old Fort, N.C., a small Western North Carolina community ... I’m on top of a mountain, and I don’t have any water,” Ms. Jarrell ...

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles carry a warning for western North Carolina: It could be next ... wildfire risk in the southern Appalachian Mountains, said widening variations in rainfall ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still ...

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ASHEVILLE - As a winter snowstorm hits Western North Carolina — and is expected to ease the morning of Jan. 11 — many areas in the mountains are receiving inches of fresh snow, presenting a ...

STATUS. BUT YOU CANNOT SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION. AND FOUR MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HELENA, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HER VOLUNTEER WORK ARE PEYTON FURTADO SHARES HER STORY.