"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

The Black Cove Fire has burned 3,000 acres, the Deep Woods Fire 3,231 acres and Fish Hook Fire 199 acres. A new blaze, the ...

It sits right on the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is surrounded by awe-inspiring landscapes and amazing local ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Other Nordic countries are also once ...

The developer who broke ties with the Catawba Nation’s casino project over an unlawful ownership agreement is now pushing for legislation that would allow him to build South Carolina’s first ...

Night - Clear. Winds WNW at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 25 °F (-3.9 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 18 mph (9.7 to 29 kph). Partly ...

Caldwell County deputies arrested and charged a Granite Falls man on multiple sex offense ... He was booked in the Catawba County Detention Facility under a $225,000 bond. Walsh was previously ...

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A 15-year old is in the hospital after a chase reached speeds up to 120 miles per hour. Deputies said he eventually crashed into an electric pole, knocking out power to ...