Avery and Mitchell Counties remain above 20% in customers without power during Feb. 12 Duke Energy outages caused by storms ...

Harris won all 259 precincts where Black voters make up the majority, but Trump performed better in these areas, collectively ...

Thousands are without power Wednesday morning as wintry weather and ice are reported around western North Carolina.

Two Black voters are arguing that state lawmakers violated the Voting Rights Act by “cracking” a majority Black Senate ...

Tropical Storm Helene destroyed nearly 1,000 homes when it tore through Western North Carolina Sept ... In Buncombe County, ...

JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he wanted his children to attend Lincoln County Public Schools. After the change, ...

SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - Asha Degree went missing from her home in Shelby, North Carolina 25 years ago, as of February 2024. The ongoing investigation into her disappearance stretches into several ...

It’s House Bill 20, the Fair Maps Act. It would amend the North Carolina Constitution to require that legislative and ...

Three new bills have been filed in the State House to change how district elections and voting cycles operate. The Fair Maps Act proposes the creation of an independent group to draw legislative ...

Power is out for more than 5,000 households as of Thursday night. More than four months after Helene knocked down trees in the mountains, the recent ice storm isn't helping matters.

The DMAC has also listed 42 counties to be under moderate drought as part ... is for a continued dry winter due to the La Niña pattern. To check out North Carolina’s drought map, click here. The next ...

In the map below, you can see active incidents in the area marked as red, with active incidents in McDowell County. The full data is available at the North Carolina Forest Service website.