NCDOT: All roads in western NC should be considered closed ...

Covian and his wife, Chiyoko, had moved to Japan from North Carolina in July 2017 because ... resulted in millions of unoccupied houses in rural areas, causing a "ghost town" problem.

Gas shortages, downed power lines, spotty phone service and blocked roads made rescuing residents and assessing damage a ...

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday morning as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — threatened ...

Waynesville firefighters search a car that was pinned by debris under a bridge on Richland Creek in Waynesville on Friday, ...

Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion ...

This is particularly the case in rural areas, meaning that rural communities across Western North Carolina often struggle with gaining and retaining healthcare professionals. The Mountain Area ...

This is the rural territory ... “No city dominates North Carolina. You have to run a more diffuse campaign,” said Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University.

In rural North Carolina, more than 3 million citizens are speaking up this election with a strong voice. It is imperative that Democrats not only hear but actively engage with issues essential to ...

Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S.

After making landfall in Florida, Helene devastated the southeastern U.S., fully submerging some towns in North Carolina.

AND TH An employee with ABC Garbage has died, according to the North Carolina Department of Labor.Officials said the death occurred during an accident in Rural Hall on Monday, and the Department ...