Ready to explore the Carolinas on foot? This guide highlights fantastic hiking options near Charlotte — or within a couple hours’ drive — for every skill level.

Topsail Island, North Carolina, has uncrowded beaches, seafood restaurants, and family-friendly attractions. Here's what to ...

Happy April and welcome back to the Huddle, our notes column for North Carolina high school football. Today, we'll take a look at my initial gut feelings on which teams will win the new NCHSAA ...

They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...

During a massive rainstorm, water must make it through the Catawba River System from Lake James in the mountains to Lake Wateree, north of Columbia. Duke Energy manages how quickly water flows ...

This week, Duke Energy invited The Charlotte Observer and other ... s generating capacity in the Carolinas, and Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman provide drinking water for over 10% of North ...

This week, Duke Energy invited The Charlotte Observer ... in the Carolinas, and Mountain Island Lake and Lake Norman provide drinking water for over 10% of North Carolina residents.

After Hurricane Helene hit the Carolinas, Duke Energy faced criticism for not drastically drawing down water levels in Lake Norman and Mountain Island Lake. The company explained that it was ...

The North Carolina Forest Service said there are voluntary evacuations for residents on Laurel Mountain View Road and ... is burning on private land near Lake Adger, around five miles northwest ...

Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency due to the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, around 119 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a press release published by the ...