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Stormy weather is expected every day this week in Western North Carolina, with high heat joining the forecast. Though daily predictions of storms and rain remain in the National Weather Service forecast as of Monday morning, June 29, the National Weather Service remains somewhat uncertain in the likelihood that said we

Mountain food trips have a way of turning a simple drive into a very serious conversation about where to eat next. Between Asheville and Blowing Rock, North Carolina serves up the kind of route that makes snack planning feel like an outdoor sport. The roads are scenic enough on their...

Attorney Ilesanmi Adaramola entered the Buncombe courthouse Monday morning dressed in a white pantsuit and heels and left in handcuffs. Adaramola had an appearance in court on her pending real estate-related felony charges. Before the hearing even started, bailiffs with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office cuffed Adara

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A road in McDowell County was closed after a tractor-trailer overturned Monday. McDowell County Emergency Management said NC-226 North, also known as Coxes Creek Mountain, has re-opened after a tractor-trailer overturned. The truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of Feldspar, according

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has turned a Black Mountain intersection into an all-way stop in an effort to reduce crashes at the site. The new signage was installed last week at the intersection of Old U.S. 70 East and Padgettown Road, located...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — The state is signaling the significance of safety with a stop sign installation at a Buncombe County intersection studied over several years. During the course of five years, the state studied the intersection of Old U.S. 70 East and Padgettown Road, determining there had been "14 crashes

The opinions expressed in this piece are solely the author's and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carolina Journal or its publisher. Walk through a city park in Asheville, Raleigh, or Charlotte, and you’re likely to find a sprawling, unregulated homeless encampment with no running water, no security, and no clea

Colton Stine, 34, a recent graduate of the A-B Tech Barber Academy, found his way to the barber chair unexpectedly. After working for a decade in supermarket warehouses, the Lewisburg, Pennsylvania native grew tired of his job in 2019, prompting Stine and his wife to move to western North Carolina to start a new life.

Henderson County Public Schools proudly recognized 67 of its highest-achieving seniors during the annual Top Scholars Banquet, held Thursday, May 14, at Blue Ridge Community College and sponsored by AdventHealth. Now in its 22nd year, the Top Scholars celebration honors the academic accomplishments, leadership, and wel

Here’s a question nobody asks anymore: when did we decide that everything worth seeing should be accessible from a parking lot?. Little Pine Garnet Mine near Marshall, North Carolina, stands as a beautiful middle finger to that assumption. This garnet mine hides in the backcountry of Madison County, reachable...