All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, ...

Will Great Smoky Mountains National Park stay open or close in November? As October gives way to November, local leaders will have another decision to make on whether – or how much – to keep Great ...

ASHEVILLE - Police Chief Mike Lamb, who recently announced his retirement, reflected on what the department learned during Tropical Storm Helene and what he sees as the agency's priority to help ...

The holiday originated in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, marking the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday by President Biden in 2021. Federal offices, ...

NORTH CODORUS TOWNSHIP, PA – Three law enforcement officers were killed and two others were injured in a shooting on Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The incident occurred in an ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road and Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 because of a winter storm moving in. Park officials will assess the road ...

The Greenville County Historic and Natural Resources Trust approved grants to preserve over 200 acres of land. A $500,000 grant will help add 84 acres to Paris Mountain State Park, the second most ...

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County is celebrating a milestone as it prepares to hold its 45 th annual MLK Day events. “We have to remember the past and move ...

The Duke Energy foundation awarded grants to four WNC counties for severe weather preparedness. Buncombe County will be using a $25,000 grant it received to purchase a new drone with LiDAR technology.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with new information to reflect Virginia and Duke clinching a spot in the ACC championship game. For much of the college football season, the ACC standings ...

United States and North Carolina flags will fly at half-staff Monday, May 5. Here's what to know about Gov. Josh Stein's half-staff flag order. Why are flags at half-staff in North Carolina? Stein ...

NatPat's FocusPatch is a sticker designed to help support a child's focus using essential oils. The non-ingestible patch is applied to clothing and diffuses scents for up to eight hours. It contains a ...