USA TODAY reports that the following JCPenney stores are closing May 25: JCPenney isn't the only chain store in the Asheville area currently on the chopping block. Several more stores and restaurants ...

School is almost out for the summer. Start making plans for summertime fun by attending festivals with music, food, kid ...

Amid staffing shortages, NC State Highway Patrol is paying students to undergo law enforcement training. In Western NC alone, ...

Triple Falls Trail at DuPont State Recreational Forest has reopened. However, the Helene-damaged Grassy Creek bridge or ...

WASHINGTON − A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the creation of the nation's first religious charter school, a major case about the separation of church and state. The court split 4-4 over ...

NCAA softball tournament continues. Here are times, dates, TV channels and streaming options en route to the Women's College World Series: ...

ASHEVILLE - A breakfast and lunch restaurant is introduced downtown; a pair of beer and cider makers prepare to open an infused mocktail distillery and eatery; a new coffee shop opens in Biltmore ...

The Trump administration cancelled a $7.7 million grant for rural broadband expansion in Western North Carolina on May 20, raising alarms for some.

With NCHSAA realignment to eight classes, Brevard football has moved up two classes and is now the smallest member of the Mountain 8 Conference.

Updates on Asheville area business openings and closings in May 2025. Some places will reopen for first time since Tropical Storm Helene.

Previously, Big Lots announced the opening of Wave 2 and 3 stores, of which N.C. had the most planned to reopen out of all states. Business media website Fast Company released the company's plans for ...

ASHEVILLE - A Black city employee is suing the city of Asheville over alleged discrimination and a hostile work environment.