Bernheim Forest comes alive in the darkness for Bill Napper, who has led hundreds of tours along firefly-laden trails.

Fireflies light up summer nights across the Carolinas, but climate change, habitat loss and light pollution threaten their ...

The publication has given attention to WNC many times, including coolest towns for summer vacations, most beautiful drives ...

Rare blue-ghost fireflies are generally associated with the southern Appalachian region, but researchers say their range is likely bigger than that — expanding all the way to north central Kentucky.

Following Hurricane Helene's devastation, Asheville, North Carolina, witnesses the return of the rare blue ghost fireflies. These unique insects, found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, emit ...

Business is booming again in Asheville, North Carolina again thanks to the help of rare “blue ghost” fireflies.

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, here's your best bet for seeing them in Cumberland County.

In the forests near Asheville, rare fireflies known as "blue ghosts" are lighting up the woods – and helping a storm-battered mountain city recover through tourism.

Don’t miss out on the light show synchronous fireflies put on! Here’s how to see them without a Great Smoky Mountains National Park pass.