North Carolina state health officials have unveiled a new plan to combat the rising suicide rates among Black youth.

The town of Black Mountain has announced a new Office of Recovery and Resiliency, led by Assistant Town Manager Jessica Trotman.

Patty Griffin did not intend to embarrass her mother on her debut album. In the early ’90s, Griffin recorded a series of simple demos to get gigs within Boston’s songwriter circuit.

Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders has received a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina to build affordable homes.

Multiple state and federal agencies are fighting a large fire in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, where two separate blazes started Thursday morning.

It might be the only beach of its kind in the entire country. Black Beach in Silver Bay has become a popular summertime destination, and that might have something to do with its striking look.