In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...

A wetter weather pattern will begin to take shape for the Triad that will continue through next week. It includes the risk for severe storms in the mountains and foothills late Thursday into Thursday ...

Albert Yates got the presidents of four other schools together in 1998 to plot their breakaway from the 16-team Western Athletic Conference ...

Southern Living has previously praised Western NC for its beauty. Here's the reasoning behind the 7 locations writers chose ...

Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina, hikers can ...

A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened several trails and roads in the Appalachian Ranger District. The U.S. Forest Service has ...

Foothills Conservancy of NC opens new hiking trail in South Mountains of Burke County in honor of founding board member Bob ...

Fire burns “with high intensity” in an area of the North Carolina mountains previously damaged ... families to evacuate from their rural Western North Carolina homes. The fire started ...

Crews will remain on scene throughout the night to ensure containment efforts continue. At this time, there are no active ...

CENTER. WELL, A MISSING HIKER FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. RANGERS SAY THAT 73 YEAR OLD ANN HOLTON WAS REPORTED MISSING ON SATURDAY.

A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.