From unsung heroes to noteworthy names, North Carolina is full of extraordinary women. Learn about them at these 10 sites across the Tar Heel state.
North Carolina is already paying for climate change, a state lawmaker says. It's time to make fossil fuel companies pay their share.
Read this year’s top tales of do-gooders, good feelings, and other heartwarming stories from NC.
Discover what’s in store for the 2026 Visit Haywood Ice Fest Weekend, from local gems to an ice-themed schedule of events.
This Saturday—Sept. 27, 2025—marks one year since Hurricane Helene flooded Western North Carolina with five months of rain in just three days.
Local leaders face significant challenges and argue Washington and Raleigh could do more to help them recover from the $60 billion storm.
Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene's devastating landfall approaches, a program in western North Carolina schools is helping students cope with the tragedy.
This week, as we approach the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene–one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit western North Carolina–it’s important to take stock of how we’re doing. Where do we stand and what do we still need?
Hurricane Helene left at least 108 people dead, over 100,000 homes damaged or destroyed, and over $60 billion in total costs. A year later, communities across western NC are still picking up the pieces.
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