North Carolina is another state prone to hurricanes—and in fact Hurricane Helene last fall triggered a Biden administration ...

An out of control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some evacuations. This area is under an increased fire danger until Wednesday ...

Deputies arrested an employee accused of attempting to bring a gun into a school district's administrative building.

Vice President JD Vance has not visited North Carolina since he was sworn in. His first official trip was Jan. 27, when he surveyed Hurricane Helene damage in Damascus, Virginia. When we searched ...

The fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, in McDowell County, on Wednesday.

We’ve got to start moving on housing,” said Jonathan Krebs, Western North Carolina recovery advisor, but delays in D.C. could ...

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

Cooper said North Carolina Republicans "took money out of western North Carolina" when they passed a Hurricane Helene relief bill last month. Legislators stripped the governor’s power to enhance ...

Gov. Roy Cooper said Republican legislators passed a bill that "actually took money away from western North Carolina." ...

President Donald Trump’s sudden move to freeze federal grants is hitting states where people are struggling to recover from ...

The Trump administration’s move to suspend federal funding with virtually no notice is a combustible mix of cruelty and ...

Flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29. They were scheduled to be raised back to full-staff Jan. 29. Flags also were at full-staff Jan.