The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

Three months after Tropical Storm Helene tore through Western North Carolina, Xpress catches up with residents from ...

Intake centers are at the Black Mountain Library, Barnardsville Fire Department ... available for those who qualify. The state of North Carolina offers certain free vaccines to those who qualify ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS ... to assist a man with breathing problems shortly after 5:30 a.m. at 1130 Barnardsville Highway. Before arriving, deputies were notified of a deceased ...

Much of the old-growth forest left on public land in the eastern United States can be found in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and ...

strong storms and hail downed trees and damaged structures throughout parts of Western North Carolina. Communities such as ...

Schuyler Mitchell People in western North Carolina have found creative ways to make relief ... For two days, for instance, my mother and I helped an elderly couple in Barnardsville, a rural area about ...

The U.S. Forest Service has dropped plans for a final environmental impact statement related to managing old-growth forests on public lands such as those across Western North Carolina’s national ...

The devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene has affected students, faculty and staff whose families and friends were in ...