Two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned a wooded area more than 2 square miles (about 5.2 square kilometers), forest officials said. The larger fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock ...

After moving to New York City, I decided to walk every block of Manhattan. It took me 13 months and I learned so much history ...

Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This year they'll be in states such as Tennessee and Kentucky.

Another fire, the Bee Rock Branch Fire, near Little Switzerland in McDowell County started April 14 and has grown to 175 ...

Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This year they'll be in states such as Tennessee and Kentucky.

More than 30million Americans are living in areas with unsafe drinking water, researchers from the Society for Risk Analysis warn in a first-of-its-kind study published thsi week.

With a population hovering around 10,000 and a charming historic setting on the Pamlico River, Washington, North Carolina is ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. -- In many ways, Helene is not over. After the storm re-sculpted the rivers and streams of Western North ...

Banana pudding, served in a simple bowl rather than a fancy parfait glass, layers vanilla wafers, sliced bananas, and creamy custard topped with a cloud of meringue that’s been lightly browned. It’s ...