An accident killed three mules in a crew that trekked in crucial supplies after Helene left areas throughout Western North Carolina inaccessible.

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a weather alert at 1:01 a.m. on Friday for snow until 3:15 a.m. The alert is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

The National Weather Service assured the community that the flooding is unlikely to progress beyond "nuisance flooding."

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledges federal support to fully rebuild the highway through the Pigeon River Gorge between North Carolina and Tennessee.

Ashley James Crouse, 53, also reportedly kept a book on his computer that detailed how to sexually abuse children.

Some school systems in Western North Carolina are closed Friday, Feb. 21, due to winter weather impacts. Avery County Schools: Closed, remote learning day. Graham County Schools:

"A grown man said your name on a global stage but you got a rebuttal for the woman who was dancing." "I don’t get why she was getting hate," the running back remarked. In August 2023, Jalyne Evans-Jones and her husband knocked on his door and asked him to turn down the music.

A cold weather advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 3:15 a.m. valid from 6 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Northern Jackson and Southern Jackson as well as Buncombe,

Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday.

During a Feb. 10 visit to Western North Carolina, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a plan that he said would expedite repairs to Interstate 40.

A western North Carolina organization is on a mission to improve healthcare for people with disabilities across the Carolinas beginning with what they eat. Dr. Craig Escude is the president of IntellectAbility.

Closed, optional teacher workday.Buncombe County Schools: Owen District two-hour delay.Mitchell County Schools: Closed, Schedule 2 Workday for staff.Watauga County Schools: Closed, inclement weather remote learning day.