Biffle used his own helicopter to pick people up in hard-to-reach areas where they were stranded or trapped. And in the ...

A late-night chimney fire at a home off Gashes Creek Road on Dec. 17 was contained and extinguished quickly by firefighters.

The greater Asheville area may be famous for its glorious fall foliage, especially stunning along the Blue Ridge Parkway, but ...

The most stunning parks in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains offer panoramic views, high peaks, scenic trails, and ...

The State Water Infrastructure Authority is channeling a further $4.3 million to a western North Carolina nonprofit, MountainTrue, for a similar set of septic-system repairs in a 14-county region ...

Imagine waking up surrounded by towering trees, with birds singing just outside your window and mountain breezes drifting ...

December is the leading month for home fires as the winter season moves in due to unsafe home-heating practices.

The city of Asheville must pay five white residents who filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were racially discriminated against when they were rejected from a volunteer board that advises the city ...

Western North Carolina is a prime region for growing Christmas trees, with many farms near Asheville. Several local farms offer a "choose and cut" experience for a traditional holiday outing. In ...