Our all-time favorite UL tents can handle a border-to-border thru-hike and weigh less than most sleeping bags.

This will be the second Sheetz in Western North Carolina, following the Hendersonville location. Following the opening of the first Sheetz location in Hendersonville on Aug. 15, 2024, a second ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — A bass species that are invasive to North Carolina is spreading in our lakes and rivers and competing with our native fish, according to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Tourism is essential for the western part of North Carolina, but outfitters are dealing with a new reality as they open back up for the spring and summer season.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. -- In many ways, Helene is not over. After the storm re-sculpted the rivers and streams of Western North Carolina, many areas, including Maggie Valley, were left more ...

The wet weather is expected to help firefighters contain regional wildfires that have spread over thousands of acres in Western North Carolina. Firefighters are already reporting rain that fell ...

In March, wildfires erupted across Western North Carolina, burning nearly 18,000 acres through an abundance of dry fuels and downed timber from Tropical Storm Helene. Eudy was one of about 35 ...

When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September ... amplifying the messages of groups such as Valley Strong Disaster Relief, a nonprofit run by Jason Ward and his partners.

The spring sky darkened over the parking lot of the Swannanoa Ingles. Closed since Hurricane Helene, the lot had few cars. At one end, a car spun donuts, leaving the burning rubber acrid in the ...

Scattered rain showers are forecast for western North Carolina from Sunday, March 31 through Monday. An active air quality alert is in effect for the Asheville area. A burn ban is in place for all ...

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (FOX Carolina) - Some of our favorite hiking spots in Western North Carolina won’t look the same this spring. Hurricane Helene wiped away entire sections of trails.