The Black Cove Fire has burned 3,000 acres, the Deep Woods Fire 3,231 acres and Fish Hook Fire 199 acres. A new blaze, the ...

NEED HELP? Homeowners and renters in most western North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians can apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance.

In a letter to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the tribe and Cherokee Central Schools are demanding accountability from the association, Hicks said. “Schools and referees ...