Western NC

A red flag warning in effect for some WNC counties causes closures. Evening rain is forecasted to bring some relief to the region which has battled blazes for weeks.

The North Carolina Forest Service tells people to be cautious, as the falling of leaves signals the start of wildfire season.

Some environmental advocates say old growth trees in western North Carolina are not protected enough under a new federal land management plan.

Workers gathered outside Pactiv Evergreen’s Canton paper mill last week to hear one final blast from the steam whistle. After more than 115 years, the mill in the small Western North Carolina mountain town is shutting down.

Climate change has forced drastic changes in the snow sports community across the globe, but in North Carolina — where the temperatures fluctuate more and natural snow is often infrequent — it carries a much more immediate consequence to the industry than other skiing and snowboarding hubs such as Utah, Colorado, or Vermont.

The voters say Cawthorn fails to comply with the portion of a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution pertaining to insurrections because of his involvement in the January 2021 rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot. Cawthorn says he's never engaged in an insurrection. The latest court filings say the challenge process is constitutional and doesn't harm Cawthorn.

President Joe Biden has formally given a federal disaster declaration to three counties in Western North Carolina that were devastated by the remnants...

Despite recent severe weather, this year’s fall leaf forecast for Western North Carolina is looking bright. Here’s when colors will be at their peak:...

Authorities combing areas of North Carolina flooded by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred said Thursday that two people have been found dead and about 20 were unaccounted for.

The most recent U.S. attorney for western North Carolina is filling a district attorney’s position vacated last week when a judge removed the DA from office for “willful misconduct.”