Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall. Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Western Carolina University are all showing enrollment increases compared to last

Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the university owns.

Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.

Pratt & Whitney's plant fully opened in 2022 and plans to expand again in the coming years, Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 28.

Ben Johnson, a North Carolina native from just outside of Asheville, agreed to a deal to become the next head coach of the Chicago Bears, reports say.

The decision to sell nonprofit Mission Health to for-profit HCA Healthcare was made behind closed doors, without public review, and, contrary to promises made by Mission’s leadership at the time of the 2019 sale,