Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ...

In October, CPP reported that large dams on the Catawba River were unable to prevent flooding during Helene. In order to sustain dam safety and power generation, Duke Energy released massive amounts ...

A 250-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway winds through western North Carolina, yielding views of mountains, waterfalls, and other natural wonders. With both the misty Blue Ridge Mountains and ...

One person is dead and at least 12 others were injured in a mass shooting in North Carolina. The shooting took place at about 12:45 a.m. in Hickory, a city in Catawba County. One victim is in ...

WorldAtlas writers included Boone, Bryson City and more on a list of the "coolest" NC towns for a 2025 summer vacation.

Wildfires have already burned more than 24,000 acres this year, so packing an evacuation kit and tracking fire maps are ...

The new PBS Frontline documentary “Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning” draws on years of reporting about storms and their aftermath.

Salt Lake City was the sole representative of the Western United States, with 22,700 new jobs, ranking it ninth on RealPage’s ...

For visitors to Asheville, a breakfast at Sunny Point offers a taste of what makes this mountain city special. For locals, it ...

North Carolina Weekend is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where to go.

Josh Stein urged state lawmakers Monday to allocate hundreds of millions more dollars toward western North Carolina's ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene instead of waiting on “uncertain ...