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With 18 confirmed cases in Buncombe County since mid-August, public health officials urge families to monitor symptoms and seek early treatment.

The young paddler from Bryson City earns a podium finish in canoe slalom and gears up for the extreme kayak cross competition.

Just before the first day of spring, the region will feel lows in the 20s, and local officials urge caution with much of the area under a warning for increased fire risk.

More litigation on voting, redistricting and race reached North Carolina's Supreme Court on Monday, as justices began deciding if two constitutional…

A 50-year study of sharks off the coast of North Carolina found that many species have decreased in size over time.Researchers started collecting data on…

North Carolina's Supreme Court overturned the robbery conviction of a Black man on Friday, determining that prosecutors wrongly blocked a potential juror…

North Carolina health officials on Thursday eased guidance for K-12 schools that had directed students and staff to often stay home for five days if they…

Advocates on the right and left say this year’s school board campaigns will be ground zero in America’s culture wars. The conservative North Carolina…

UNC Charlotte will start a new program with the goal of helping to predict and fight future pandemics.The program, called the Center for Computational…

Duke Energy says it expects to reduce energy generated by coal to just 5% of its total by 2030 and to eliminate coal entirely by 2035.Coal currently…