Two out of the three fires are completely or almost completely contained. The third hasn't grown in 24 hours. Here's what we know.

N.C. House Rep. Brenden Jones has sponsored legislation to bring the headquarters of Lumber River State Park to Fair Bluff next year. If passed by the General Assembly, H.B. 889 ...

While everyone looks to Taiwan as the center of modern computer chip manufacturing, a very little-known fact is that, if it weren’t for the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, none of that ...

This underscores some counties’ difficulty retaining or growing their educated workforce. The map provides a powerful snapshot of North Carolina’s progress. While the overall trend is positive, county ...

The City of Asheville has a new website — ashevillerecovers.org — a source of information and news about all things recovery. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each ...

Credit: Will Atwater/NC Health News To meet immediate needs, the town leased two mobile wastewater treatment units, known as BlueBoxes, from a Texas-based engineering firm. The six-week rental cost ...

SPRUCE PINE — On Saturday, April 5, the hurricane ravaged streets of downtown Spruce Pine were transformed into a music festival with the intent of offering economic relief and, most importantly, hope ...

Tucked into the valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mine in Spruce Pine, N.C. closed for several weeks following ... blasting rock are increasingly well-known, particularly in North Carolina. Long ...

One of Spruce Pine’s warmest days this year welcomed Oliver Anthony Music to Lower Street (Locust Avenue) for the first concert of the Rural Revival Tour. “I’ve been looking forward ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.