Troll hunting in Western NC? Thomas Dambo trolls are arriving in Asheville. What to know

A dozen of Thomas Dambo's famous trolls are coming to the North Carolina Arboretum in the North American debut of "Trolls: A ...

North Carolina immigrant advocates create statewide map of ICE activity

The website, Ojo Obrero (“Look out, workers”), compiles sightings of immigration enforcement activity into a single, ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Western NC road trips: These 5 scenic drives are some of the best in NC. Here's why

WorldAtlas recently named five scenic drives in Western North Carolina among the state's best. The honored Western North Carolina routes include the Waterfall Byway, Cherohala Skyway, and Appalachian ...
WRAL

Hurricane Helene by the numbers: A look at the damage to western NC

Note: These stories are a series of profiles accompanying Helene: What We Lost, What We Found, a powerful investigative documentary examining the devastation and resilience that followed Hurricane ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Don’t forget us now’: 3 Western NC towns hard hit by Helene still picking up pieces

On Sept. 27, 2024, remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, killing 108 people and leaving a nearly $60 billion clean up bill statewide. In the year since, the people of Western ...
WFMY News2

Governor Stein awards $11 million for trail projects across western North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Today in a press release, Governor Josh Stein announced that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has awarded more than $11 million in grants to communities and ...