Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A two-lane highway in western North Carolina winds through a landscape ... Shawn Hendrix, a burly survivalist and former operations manager for the immensely popular ...

Wildfires have been burning in Western North Carolina since March 19 ... at 1000 acres and 0% contained," Lottie Barker, Swain County manager, said around 1 p.m. "It is still continuing to ...

In all, the Carolina Hurricanes Foundation has now donated $630,000 to 11 different organizations in Western North Carolina ... manager who retired to nearby Vilas. Wade Tipton Field - Mitchell ...

After Helene destroyed Swannanoa mobile homes en masse, residents struggle with housing 6 months later. “I just want a home,” ...

Six months after unprecedented flooding swept away McGee’s home, a large rock that her sons once played on is the only recognizable remnant of Avery ... of Western North Carolina locals who ...

"The two traits that stood out the most about this year's class of honorees are their desire to continue learning and their level of activity toward important community projects, said David Jackson, ...

Local cousins Mary Lou Furr and Joe Avery have spent considerable time ... people who lived at Swan Ponds in the University of North Carolina’s Wilson Special Collections Library.