BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A camper was rescued at Linville Gorge in Burke County Saturday morning, officials with the North Carolina Department of Safety said. Crews said a 59-year old man had been winter ...

MORGANTON, N.C.MORGANTON, N.C. — Forestry officials say an abandoned campfire is the suspected cause of a wildfire in Linville Gorge in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service tells news outlets that ...

I set off mid-afternoon into the Linville Gorge Wilderness near Morganton, North Carolina. Right from the trailhead I found dense groves of mountain laurel with bouquets of delicate pink flowers, as ...

A one-time Christmas tree farm abutting the iconic Linville Gorge in Burke County is now a sprawling, natural playground for white-tailed deer, warblers and wild turkey, as well as for humans. On the ...

Linville Gorge is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East. It sprawls over 12,000 rugged acres on U.S. Forest Service land in western North Carolina, but some trails are accessible enough for a ...