AshBritt, the US Army Corp of Engineers contracted company, will be in the French Broad River doing a clean-up of the water.

All eyes are on the Swannanoa River as recovery efforts move to the Hurricane Helene debris-ridden river in western North ...

A recent list from Southern Living named the "15 most beautiful places in North Carolina" including several locations in Western NC. Established in 1966 ... Here are the places in WNC Southern Living ...

What Have We Learned” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2-4 p.m., at the Bo Thomas Auditorium on the campus of Blue Ridge ...

The North Fork fire, a wildfire north of Marion near U.S. Highway 221, is largely under control at 644 acres. The North Fork ...

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

A combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity, and abnormally dry conditions have led to elevated fire danger today. With a wildfire currently burning in Old Fort, smoke plume will shift from ...

The two congressional leaders from Western North Carolina will work to reshape the ... has distributed over $316 million in cash grants to WNC residents impacted by the storm and housed over ...

and "WNC needs full federal relief now ... Though FEMA reports aiding over 13,000 Western North Carolina households since early October, for some it has been a source of confusion and frustration.