Asheville’s tourism and sports leaders are asking local businesses to start preparing now for a busy stretch of sports events they say could deliver a measurable economic lift a ...

Food Network's Guy Fieri filmed episodes of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" at restaurants in Asheville and Black Mountain.

Asheville has been included on a new list from Travel + Leisure of the best U.S. mountain towns for year-round living.

Banner Elk sits in a high valley surrounded by some of North Carolina’s tallest peaks, creating a dramatic mountain setting. This small town has earned the nickname “Culinary Hot Spot of the High ...

A new study energizes advocates for bringing passenger rail back to Asheville, promising significant economic impact and connecting WNC to the NC's rail network.

No place in the country has embraced mountain biking like Northwest Arkansas. The mountainous corner of the Natural State has more than 400 miles of singletrack, the vast majority of which has been ...

Environmental groups challenged North Carolina’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC extension in federal appeals court Tuesday. Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, and 7 Directions of Service ...

North Carolina state House lawmakers were sharply critical Wednesday of DEI programs in Asheville and Raleigh, the latest Democratic-controlled cities to attract the ire of Republican legislative ...

A small earthquake was detected near a scenic North Carolina town in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Saturday, federal seismologists reported. The 1.7 magnitude earthquake registered at 1:06 a.m. about 4 ...

A small earthquake was detected near a scenic North Carolina town in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, federal seismologists said. No one reported feeling it. USGS A small earthquake ...

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