TONIGHT IN LAKE LURE, THE WORK CONTINUES TO CLEAN UP. NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE HIT OUR AREA. PART OF THAT ... devastated parts of western North Carolina. Crews could be seen ...

The state park, nestled 25 miles outside of Asheville in Rutherford County, was one of 13 that was shut down after the storm, ...

Today, you can visit Bechtler's 1838 home, and his old mint, part of the historic NC Gold Trail along with 68 additional sites. You can also try your hand at panning for gold in the area.

ONE ORGANIZATION BENEFITING IS CALLED SHINING THROUGH THE STORM, HELPING WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... area, where they’re still collecting and staging silt debris removal from the West end of Lake ...

The Chimney Rock area was hit hard by catastrophic river ... With park access limited, the only open route to Chimney Rock is NC-9 through Lake Lure. Other routes, including US 74A from Asheville ...

“Chimney Rock is a western North Carolina jewel,” said North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein. “Reopening the state park will draw tourists back to this area ... Rock, Lake Lure, two months after ...

Night - Mostly cloudy with a 43% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to WSW. The overnight low will be 67 °F (19.4 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 89 °F (31.7 °C) and a 64% chance of ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors have removed six million cubic yards of Hurricane Helene debris from waterways in Western North Carolina ... for the Lake Lure area here.

But we’re going to capitalize on what we know now.” So, as Lake Lure continues to be cleaned, Pritchett invites travelers to the area. “We would love to have people come here. We really would.

While Chimney Rock is set to open at the end of the month, a little further south, Lake Lure still has a long way to go in its recovery. Heavy machinery has been working daily for months ...

Wake County leaders approved a new agreement to lease from Raleigh-Durham International Airport nearly 70 acres of the park ...

The Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after people were caught on camera taking items from behind a thrift store in Spruce Pine. A FOX Carolina investigation has uncovered serial ...