Everyone is safe at UNC Asheville, the university’s chancellor said, but parts of campus are inaccessible and the storm ...

Cooper said Helene is causing life-threatening flash flooding, “numerous” landslides, downed tree and widespread power ...

The 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report's best colleges lists ranked many WNC schools in multiple categories.

ASHEVILLE - Though information on school closures in Western North Carolina is still sparse, several schools and universities ...

The mountains could see wind gusts of 70 mph in higher elevations and 50 mph in lower elevations. Life-threatening flooding ...

In West Asheville, those impacted by Tropical Storm Helene wait, and hope, for a chance to buy food and water.

BOONE, N.C. (WAVY) — Massive flooding due to Helene has rocked western North Carolina ... in places like Boone, North Carolina, the home of Appalachian State University, where the region has ...

The storm leveled entire towns and left at least 42 people dead. Millions were still without power, and extreme rain left a dam in Tennessee on the brink of failure.

Microsoft - 221,000 employees headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Western Carolina University - 1,598 employees headquartered in Cullowhee. Ferguson Enterprises - 35,000 employees headquartered ...

Here are the North Carolina schools included in the latest U.S. News rankings, Western NC schools and more info ... Appalachian State University was also ranked well this year by U.S. News.

Helene, now a weakened post-tropical cyclone, left chaos and destruction across the Southeast. A damage estimate said the ...