Jan and Steve have lived together in Blowing Rock for nearly five decades. They’ve seen it all in their corner of Appalachia, but ice is never fun – they briefly lost power Wednesday morning and saw a ...

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...

Fire burns “with high intensity” in an area of the North Carolina mountains previously damaged by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Forest Service said on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. FIREFIGHTER ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. - More than four months after parts of North Carolina received a devastating blow from Hurricane Helene, ...

Ajax, the beloved Grandfather Mountain bald eagle, has died, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation officials said on Feb. 5, 2025. Here, he perches in his habitat. LESLIE RESTIVO GRANDFATHER ...