Property owners in a gated community in Watauga County are dealing with a case of David vs Goliath in what could set a ...

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Two out of the three fires are completely or almost completely contained. The third hasn't grown in 24 hours. Here's what we know.

The U.S. Forest Service provided April 18 updates on the Haoe Lead Fire and Bee Rock Creek Fire. Here's what we know.

If you’ve been searching for a weekend getaway that’s a quaint step back in time while immersing yourself into the local ...

STORM PREDICTION CENTERS PAINTED AN AREA THAT ALSO INCLUDES YADKIN COUNTY, WHICH WE TYPICALLY ... RAIN MOVING INTO OUR WESTERN COUNTIES OVER WATAUGA, ASHE INTO ALLEGHANY AND THEN CROSSING THE ...

along with Watauga and Blowing Rock EMS, recovered the hiker and performed CPR. The hiker was identified as 40-year-old Jie Huang from Plymouth, North Carolina. Huang was pronounced deceased at ...

Tennessee’s story is built on moments that shaped the course of American history. It was the last state to secede and the ...

Born in Bay Shore, New York, Dave Faherty received his B.A. Degree in Marketing from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Soon after graduation, he turned his quest for information to gathering ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

Due to snow at higher elevations and areas of black ice throughout the county, especially in the Bethel, Blowing Rock and Green Valley areas, Watauga County Schools will operate on an Inclement ...