County Manager Ashley Wooten said several months ago the commissioners asked the county planning board to recommend improvements to the current ordinance.

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and ...

A shopping center in Marion that was flooded seven months ago by Hurricane Helene is now the new home for a locally owned ...

The Morganton Greenway is another step closer to getting the boardwalk behind the River Village shopping center rebuilt. The ...

The number of people in the labor force in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area declined over the past year.

MORGANTON, N.C. — Road crews in North Carolina say they want stiffer penalties for drivers after four men were hit and killed in a work zone last week. Authorities say a driver ran a stop sign in Eden ...

“Hurricane Helene caused incredible damage to western North Carolina. President Trump, as you noted when you visited the region in January, we need a focus on debris removal to create a clean ...

FAIRVIEW, N.C. — A North Carolina firefighter who died during Hurricane Helene was honored during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. This year’s national tribute will honor 70 ...

Workers survey damage where a road once existed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) At the direction of North ...

The North Carolina Governor’s Office announced on Friday that the Trump administration approved plans for a large grant to help the western part of the state after Hurricane Helene. The U.S ...