October 14, 2025. The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland. Read more ...

This 100-acre park offers seven miles of hiking trails and an opportunity to explore some caves in North Carolina.

Banner Elk has some of the best fall foliage in the state, plus apple orchards and Grandfather Mountain views.

Protesters turned out at roughly 2,700 rallies around the country to celebrate free speech and protest many of the Trump ...

Race weekend has officially arrived and while runners from around the globe are gearing up for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday ...

From a one-mile sprint to a 24-hour endurance challenge, there are running races across WNC during the fall "prime time" for ...

A coastal low over Eastern North Carolina Piedmont will see a damp Sunday with gusty winds. Beaches could see flooding rains, ...

Chilly mornings in the 40s are possible Friday around the Piedmont Triad with highs in the 60s. Increasingly cloudy skies are ...

Halloween is on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Trick-or-treating festivities start as early as Friday, Oct. 17. Here’s your ghoul’s ...

One thing that's been proven over and over again in the past year is that those in the mountains of Western North Carolina are resilient ... While it's true that Blowing Rock often gets lumped in with ...