Western NC

North Carolina residents have a new tool to track how local governments are spending their share of the the approximately $1.2 billion in opioid settlement funds.

In an unexpected turn of events, Dr. Maggie Fehrman has been appointed as the new superintendent of Asheville City Schools, after Dr. Rick Cruz announced his withdrawal from the position.

Following a veto from Principal Chief Richard Sneed, the Cherokee Tribal Council reversed an April decision that allocated $64 million to the tribe’s medical cannabis business.

A measure that would grant North Carolina's biggest non-profit insurer broad leeway to operate like a for-profit company is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 346 passed 86-26 in the House last week and heads to the Senate.

Science writer Florence Williams who helped popularize the mindfulness meditation practice people can do in the woods made a stop recently at the Asheville Arboretum.

It’s no secret that there is a housing problem in Western North Carolina. Prices are booming as the demand for mountain homes outweighs the supply in all…

Just as it was thinking of getting out of the public utility business, Western Carolina University will instead be expanding its offerings to include…

It’s no secret that access to internet in western North Carolina is a big problem. A recent study found that 73% of people in the area find that their…

Chancellor David Belcher passed away on Sunday, June 17, at the age of 60 after more than two-years of battling brain cancer. Belcher was chancellor at…