An active air quality alert is in effect for the Asheville area. A burn ban is in place for all of North Carolina, including Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Carolinas are still battling ...

SO THOSE FIRES ARE FORMING OVER POLK COUNTY AND SOUTH AND EAST OF ASHEVILLE ... Find Fires Burning Near You in North Carolina and VirginiaRelated Stories Smoky haze is filling the sky on this ...

American Rivers' annual report includes 10 rivers that hold significance to people and nature, or are threatened by climate ...

77 GREENSBORO 79 IN WINSTON-SALEM WE’RE STILL SITTING IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S WITH SOME 60S IN OUR MOUNTAINS ... country south of the Asheville area in two North Carolina counties: Polk and ...

WorldAtlas highlighted seven Western North Carolina routes in its "10 Best Road Trips in NC" list. The selected routes include the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains Scenic Byway ...

Nestled at the foot of North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, about half an hour west of Asheville, sits the charming Lake Junaluska. Home to just a few thousand people, Lake Junaluska offers an ...

The USACE Helene debris removal portal indicates that Western North Carolina ... "Waste Wizard" tool that allows residents to ...

Joining millions across the globe, thousands in Western North Carolina rallied this past weekend, demonstrating against the ...

Waterway debris removal in Buncombe County continues through June 1. WLOS reports that more than 696,253 cubic yards have been removed from waterways, including Beetree Creek, Cane Creek, French Broad ...

It's the midseason point in the Western North Carolina high ... (Wednesday), at No. 4 Smoky Mountain (Friday) Evan Gerike is the high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times.