Blue Ridge Community College and Tryon's Eastside community have public events planned to celebrate MLK Day 2026.

Firefighters are battling a 20-acre blaze near the Rutherford County village of Chimney Rock that ignited on New Year's Eve, officials said. At about 7 p.m. on Dec. 31, the town of Lake Lure began ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy purchased Howard Knob to protect 74 acres for climbers. Site features gneiss boulder fields offering technical routes and durable rock. Conservancy is raising funds for trails ...

A small earthquake was detected near a scenic North Carolina town in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, federal seismologists said. No one reported feeling it. USGS The 1.7 magnitude ...

NC State used improved defense to beat Stanford 74-46 and move to 3-0 in ACC. Wolfpack forced season lows for Stanford in categories like points and field-goal rate. NC State finished with a positive ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. NC DMV opened first of four offices to meet growing demand for licenses. Garland office opens with two terminals and one examiner to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolinians are generally unsatisfied with the performance of traditional public schools, but Republicans and Democrats differ ...

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations resulting from flu symptoms are multiplying rapidly, and data show a particular subvariant is responsible for the vast majority of cases across the ...

The Red Reckoning will ring in the new year with a win to open ACC play, and its second consecutive victory over a high major opponent. N.C. State defeated Wake Forest, 70-57, on Wednesday at Lenovo ...