Competing proposals from AdventHealth, UNC Health are rejected; Novant Health gets green light for 34-bed hospital in Arden.

County government’s initial plans would boost spending by 15%, compared to about 5.6% for the city.

A Transylvania County science research and education center with roots in the Space Race is getting back to its original mission, helping NASA track astronauts as they head to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Chai Pani Restaurant Group and Montgomery Sky Farm were recognized for Outstanding Restaurateur and Best Chef: Southeast.

The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.

Crews battle active fires in McDowell and counties across the region as drought conditions raise risk statewide.

Homelessness has increased by 9% over the last year, according to an annual survey conducted in mid-February.

If the request is fully funded, state lawmakers will have spent more than $3 billion on storm recovery.

All winter, local nonprofits have been cleaning debris, planting trees, and restoring streambanks across 11 counties hurt by Hurricane Helene.

While facing a $14.2 million budget gap, the city is also considering raising property taxes while hoping to give its nearly 1,400 employees a raise for the sixth year in a row.