One year after Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact, the resilience of Western North Carolina is as clear as the crisp mountain air. As the Blue Ridge Mountains prepare for their annual autumn ...

As of Sept. 15, all North Carolina state parks are at least partially open with the reopening of Mount Mitchell State Park. And just in time for leaf peeping season. The Citizen Times previously ...

Western NC towns continue fall tourism one year after Hurricane Helene's impact. Key sites like Hendersonville and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. remain open to visitors. DuPont Forest trails face closures ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Road closures have been planned in advance of hundreds of cyclists gathering in Kure Beach on Oct. 11. Bicyclists are taking part in the Cycle North Carolina Mountains to ...

In every state, urban legends have been scaring residents for years, and they can mean big business for local economies. Here ...

A pair of animal control officers in Florida's Polk County came to the rescue of a wood stork found with its legs entangled ...

A man in a red knit cap yanked as hard as he could. “That’s just—my ankle—breaking!” Cam yelped. No one suggested slicing the ...

The quaint, romantic town of Lake Lure showed what true community means as they "refused to be broken" one year after ...

All North Carolina state parks are at least partially open following damage from Tropical Storm Helene. Mount Mitchell State Park reopened on September 15, though some facilities like the restaurant ...

LAKE LURE, NC (WSPA) – The allure of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock brought tens of thousands of tourists to western North Carolina every year for decades. While Helene left both places in shambles, in a ...

The town of Lake Lure gathered Sept. 27 for a heartfelt, thankful and laughter-filled commemoration of Tropical Storm Helene and all the town has done to build back from the disaster. Under Colonel ...