Large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway remain closed in Western North Carolina. Which areas might reopen in late summer, ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rain in North Carolina culminating with tropical ... The two main interstates in the mountains have closed. Crews have conducted 100 swift-water rescues ...

The first North Carolina-based earthquake this year hit Friday morning — and then another one hit Saturday morning in the ...

This weekend, the 8th Annual Flame Azaleas Festival celebrates the unique flowers with music, art and events in downtown ...

CAROLINAS (AP) — Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains ... The news was worse in South Carolina ...

A recent 10Best Readers' Choice survey named the top 10 beach picks in N.C. It included some of the beaches closest to Asheville.

The following is a Q&A between the NC Local News Workshop and Matt Calabria, Director, Governor’s Recovery Office for Western ...

A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives.

Owen, now 30 and raising three children of her own in Henderson County, was placed in foster care twice — first at age 8 and ...

Despite faring on the smaller side, visitors keep returning to each city for their exciting downtowns and idyllic location ...

So, if you’ve been searching for a vacation or weekend getaway that’s a quaint step back in time while immersing yourself into the local flair, these 15 North Carolina mountain towns await.