North Carolina is packed with a diverse geography and close to major travel destinations, which makes it a great launchpad ...

Rep. Mike Clampitt, a Republican from Western North Carolina serving his fourth term in the House, announced last week that ...

The lake is closed for the season, officials say. But the town of Lake Lure is open. And they are ready for visitors to come ...

The Houston Texans have five picks in the second and third round of the NFL draft after trading out of the first round.

Lake Lure sits at the bottom of the Hickory Nut Gorge, a 20,000-acre, 14-mile-long canyon through the Blue Ridge ... at the University of South Carolina, with deep ties to Western North Carolina.

Surrounded by the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains and recognized as a top adventure college, Western Carolina University is renowned for its unrivaled educational experience, its premier ...

This is scheduled for completion by the end of summer 2025. Once that work is done, NCDOT will start removing the old bridge.

The program, dubbed 49erNext, will allow earned credits at the community college to go toward a bachelor’s degree at UNC Charlotte.

trail and culvert damage from Tropical Storm Helene left swaths of the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway closed along its winding path through the mountains of Western North Carolina. More than 312 ...