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This Western North Carolina National Forest Is One of the Only Places to Spot Rare Blue Ghost Fireflies—and You Can Only See Them for a Limited Time
Pisgah National Forest, outside of Brevard, North Carolina, is one of the few spots to catch a glimpse of this annual ...
Preliminary 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Tennessee, parts of Georgia and North Carolina
The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, ...
Western North Carolina resident shares moments she felt a 4.1 earthquake from Tennessee
Residents in western North Carolina experienced tremors as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake originating in Tennessee sent seismic ...
These 2 Western NC rivers were named among America's 11 most endangered historic places
Home to over 50 species of at-risk animals, the NCDEQ called the French Broad River basin "one of the most heavily altered" ...
‘Egg-sized hail’ headed to North Carolina, experts say. Here’s when it may fall
“Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop by late this afternoon and continue into this evening. A few of these storms ...
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As tourism season gets hot, western NC hopes it won’t be a cruel summer
For a variety of businesses in western N.C., a bustling summer tourism season is sorely needed to balance their books.
'Our farm wiped off map from Helene:' ASAP reports impact to small Western NC farmers
A report released May 7 by the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project lays out past and continuing damage to the local ...
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This Lovely North Carolina Town Is A Dazzling Water Wonderland Boasting A Great Smoky Mountains Backdrop
A tiny town nestled near the Smoky Mountains provides easy access to a must-drive stretch of road, top-of-the-line lodgings, ...