The N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow for an environmental permit needed for the construction of a controversial asphalt plant in Ashe County by Appalachian Materials LLC. The ruling ...

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — An Ashe County man is in jail, accused of stealing a life-saving device from a local fire department. Deputies arrested Travis Phillips after they say he stole a Lucas device ...

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated report at 4:32 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Ashe ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

On Sunday at 5:06 p.m. an updated flood advisory was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 8:15 p.m. for ...

Authorities in Haywood County, North Carolina, said an arrest has been made following a bomb threat at the Haywood County Justice Center. Authorities in Haywood County, North Carolina, said an ...

N.C.—In this impoverished stretch of North Carolina, the clock is ticking on President Trump’s promise of economic relief. Across the pine forests and cotton fields of Scotland County ...

HAPPENING THIS AFTERNOON. WE BEGIN FIRST AT NOON WITH THE FIRES BURNING NOW IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. FIRE CREWS CONTINUE TO BATTLE THREE WILDFIRES IN POLK COUNTY. OFFICIALS SAY THE BLACK COVE ...

The fight against a trio of fires in Polk County, North Carolina, was taken over by a federal incident management team bolstered by out-of-state help, including 25 firefighters from Oregon who ...

The fire was 85% contained after burning nearly 300 acres, officials said. In Polk County, North Carolina, near the border with South Carolina, a fast-moving brush fire ignited just after 2 p.m ...