Under the third draft of the NCHSAA's conference realignment, there will be no 11-team conference. Schools can still appeal before it is finalized.

To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...

Meanwhile, the state’s wildfire response faces additional challenges, with more than 100 North Carolina Forest Service positions unfilled due to low salaries. In recent years, North Carolina has ...

In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...

Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina, hikers can ...

Parks and hiking trails in Catawba, Burke and McDowell counties are still being repaired four months after Hurricane Helene ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Fork Fire burning north of Marion is now 40% contained and has scorched 350 acres, according to an update from the U.S. Forest Service. Crews have made ...

Approximately 100 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, North Carolina Forest Service, and McDowell County Emergency Management were on the ground assisting with the North Fork Fire on Jan. 31.

Michael Easley Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, will resign effective February 3rd. Easley cited a desire to keep politics out of the office and hopes his successor ...

Two additional Saturdays will also coincide with a specialized event: The Super Bowl Sports Day on Feb. 8 and the Brooklyn Arts District Love Fest Western North Carolina Fundraiser on Feb. 15.

North Carolina school districts are promising to protect the education rights of undocumented students amid concerns from families that immigration raids could now happen in schools. Last week ...