Shoppers stroll along State Street in Black Mountain, North Carolina, toting bags from local boutiques and upscale stores. The autumn colors glow against the mountain backdrop. Outside restaurants ...

Steve Riley was a reporter and editor in Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas for more than 40 years. He retired as executive editor of the Houston Chronicle in 2021. BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — It ...

This photo from our collection shows Black Mountain’s float in the 1939 Rhododendron Parade in Asheville. On the far right is ...

Asheville is bouncing back from Hurricane Helene. This Western North Carolina mountain town is ready for your visit.

Of particular note are closures on both I-40 and I-26 at the Tennessee state line impacting travel between North Carolina and Tennessee. Grandfather Mountain has reopened , and Biltmore plans to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Tourism spending in North Carolina exceeded 2023 numbers, according to NC officials. In a press release, the Office of the Governor says in 2024, tourists spent “more than $36.7 ...

Black Mountain— which was named for the range of mountains bordering the town to the north— was founded in 1893, according to the town website. Since then, it has long been a popular ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina — A Black Mountain community held a Road to Recovery Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tuesday, June 3, marking a big step forward for the area eight months after ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WCIV) — The picturesque landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains has been dramatically altered by Hurricane Helene, leaving Black Mountain among the hardest-hit areas in ...