The July 4th holiday falls on Friday this year. Plan your holiday fun with this listing of festivals and fireworks shows across WNC.

Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen ...

Learn more Donate Login Login Find Help Tax Preparation SCSEP SNAP Experience Corps When Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina, it left behind a level of destruction that few could have ...

The commitment from the David & Nicole Tepper Foundation is going to each of the 10 food banks serving North and South ...

The Western North Carolina Small Business Initiative has disbursed $55 million to support 2,182 local businesses, aiming to ...

From Brody Orton to Garrett Young, we ranked WNC's top linebackers returning for the 2025 North Carolina high school football ...

Tourism-driven Western NC struggles after Hurricane Helene. Learn ways to help by supporting local shops, donating, and participating in fundraisers.

Six months after Helene: Grading business still volunteering daily to help Western NC families in need After helping more than 100 families at no cost, Precision Grading still has a waitlist of 70 ...

Justice & Health Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina? The state's new governor said the troubled agency, which fumbled hurricane relief in the east, wouldn ...

As some families in Western North Carolina are still recovering after the damages Helene left behind, many of them are still in need of essentials. Carolina Emergency Response Team, based here in the ...

— As cold weather sets in, Truliant Federal Credit Union is amplifying Hurricane Helene relief efforts by matching donations to the Truliant Foundation through the end of the year.