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 ...

State and federal lawmakers have only appropriated $5.95 billion for Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts, according to a state report.

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.

A summer fun-themed roundup of 10Best Readers Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's where.

HUD approved North Carolina’s action plan for $1.4 billion in federal funding for the state’s long-term recovery effort after Tropical Storm Helene. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...