The bridge sits near the historic Zealandia Mansion, a Tudor-style castle perched dramatically on Beaucatcher Mountain overlooking downtown Asheville. The mansion itself is privately owned and not ...

Helen’s Bridge—or Zealandia Bridge, if you’re being formal—isn’t just another pretty piece of historic architecture; it’s a place where reality feels a bit thinner, where the ordinary rules seem to ...

WorldAtlas highlighted seven Western North Carolina routes in its "10 Best Road Trips in NC" list. The selected routes include the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains Scenic Byway, and the ...

North Carolina is a unique state in that it has every kind of beauty you can think of – from the coast to the mountains, ...

As of 8 a.m. on April 2, the statewide burn ban has been lifted, and the Buncombe County local open burning ban has been lifted effective 10 a.m. Residents are reminded to adhere to all local fire ...

The Alarka Five Fire has now burned 1,515 acres and remains at 37% containment, according to Swain County Emergency ...

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

The most severe warning, indicating "very unhealthy" air quality, has been issued for North Carolina's Henderson and Transylvania Counties. The cities and towns of Brevard, Cedar Mountain ...

(AP Photo/Allison Joyce) A firefighter lights a protective backburn fire to control the Black Cove Fire Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Saluda, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce) Firefighters from North ...

A reminder that our interactive fire map is updated hourly and shows the locations and statuses of the wildfires in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina ... The Alarka Fire is advancing ...

Cox said on Wednesday, March 26, they added two more divisions to the fire, extending from the city reservoir up to the North Carolina State line ... interactive South Carolina wildfire and smoke map.