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Tight-knit mountain towns like Chimney Rock were built on the promise of relaxed living. Now they face hard decisions about ...

Three small schools in Western North Carolina, already facing a tough environment, weathered a historic storm.

This article is published in partnership with The Food Section. On the Thursday after Helene struck western North Carolina, stocks were running low at the Ingles Markets in South Asheville’s Skyland ...

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He's known as the TikTok lawmaker. But Jackson's path from adolescence to Afghanistan to Congress wound through politically complex territory.

This historically Black community just outside of Boone has weathered quite a bit over its history. Helene presents a new challenge.

Twice in less than a month, the state Court of Appeals panel issued an unsigned public ruling overturning a lower court decision that will impact election processes. On September 27, an appeals court ...