Conservationists work to transplant protected eastern hellbenders, a large salamander species, ahead of dam removal on the Watauga River.

In Princeville, a town chartered by formerly enslaved people, floods have driven away residents. Leaders working with state, feds to recover.

Even if protesters appeal state board decision, disallowing ballots is unlikely to change any 2024 election outcome.

State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released its audit of the Department of Health and Human Services’ ...

The destroyed former headquarters and warehouse of MANNA Foodbank after Tropic Storm Helene caused massive flooding at the facility, located near the Swannanoa River in Buncombe County. Provided In ...