A group of western North Carolina officials will travel to Washington next week to meet with White House staff and the ...

It’ll be some time before “explorers” can get back into other area parks. Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, Mount Mitchell ...

William Parsons was arrested in October; he posted a $10,000 bond and was released from custody, according to the Rutherford ...

More state parks in northwest North Carolina will reopen, at least partially, on Friday, the state's Division of Parks and ...

In late September, Hurricane Helene swept through the southeast leaving a path of catastrophic devastation. Much of the most ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Four more state parks are partially opening after Helene devastated Western North Carolina in ...

Elk Knob, Lake James, New River, and Stone Mountain state parks will reopen at least partially on Nov. 15, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced. These parks have been closed entirely since ...

Damaged roads, displaced people create headaches for social services agencies protecting children and others after Helene.

Hurricane Helene put rural Western North Carolina’s home-based child-care providers under an existential threat. The natural disaster exacerbated problems caused by years of insufficient funding and ...

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Highway and water infrastructure in Western North Carolina are coming back online months after Hurricane Helene brought widespread damage to the region.