Since the state-issued ban on open burning was enacted March 28, a total of 554 wildfires has burned more than 2,200 acres across the state, according to the N.C. Department ...

The Transylvania Endowment awarded 16 grants totaling $100,632 to nonprofits serving Transylvania County in its recent grant cycle. The Transylvania Endowment, in partnership with The Community Founda ...

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research ...

PBS North Carolina announced the new documentary "A Life Reimagined: The George Masa Story," which tells the story of a Japanese photographer, his passion for the Appalachian Mountains and his ...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the range of the past few years even as the war in ...

Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for overflight access to its airspace. The Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the ...

Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year’s top Senate contests, a potential sign of voter enthusiasm in what remains an uphill quest to win the ...

OpenAI executives say they will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for “high-value professional work” as the ...

Brevard Academy is set to take a major step forward with plans to break ground on a $2.5 million Arts/STEM expansion project ...

UNC Health Pardee has added a new location for Pardee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, a department of Pardee Hospital, and Pardee NeuroSpine Associates, as well as an Orthopedic Walk-In Clinic.

The Historic Johnson Farm will host the fifth annual Mother’s Day Market on Saturday, May 9 from 10 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This outdoor craft fair ...

The future of some of America’s last wild forests — including landscapes in western North Carolina — is at risk, according to a news release from the local environmental group ...