After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where ...

Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com Island Park on the Tuckasegee River in Bryson City is an active stop on the Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail. Curated by the N.C. Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation ...

Toms River is moving to acquire Christ Episcopal Church, potentially through eminent domain, to create a recreation area. The church, which has a proposal pending to open a homeless shelter ...

The sightseeing helicopter that plunged in the Hudson River and killed six people in ... A family of five and the pilot were on a sightseeing excursion on April 10. During the flight they flew ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on April's Hudson River helicopter crash that killed six people. The six-page report sheds new light on what exactly ...

A barge sank after it crashed into a bridge over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg.The tow of the barge crashed into the old Highway 80 railroad bridge Thursday.David Day, with the Vicksburg Daily ...

A trio of Devils River Whiskey investors say it’s time for last call at the struggling San Antonio distiller. In a filing late Wednesday in Devils River’s bankruptcy case, they say the ...

SADDLE RIVER — An advisory has been issued by Mayor Albert Kurpis to borough residents to have their private water wells tested for contaminants. The warning follows a report by Councilman ...

PORTSMOUTH — Area mental health leaders are helping bring suicide prevention signage to the Piscataqua River Bridge this year and will advocate for suicide barriers to be installed on the three ...