As of 8 a.m. on April 2, the statewide burn ban has been lifted, and the Buncombe County local open burning ban has been lifted effective 10 a.m. Residents are reminded to adhere to all local fire ...

This month, state officials voted unanimously to change the names of a creek and a hill on an Aleutian island in response to proposals arguing they were offensive and arbitrary. The features in ...

The death toll from Friday’s earthquake is now at more than 2,000 people and it is expected to climb. A 7.7 magnitude ...

Sometimes you'll hear the phrase "100-year flood." Here's how meteorologists define that term and how to see if you live in a ...

ASHEVILLE - Felled trees, erosion, trail and culvert damage from Tropical Storm Helene left swaths of the 469-mile Blue Ridge ...

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were ...

Spring might feel like it’s an eternity away as bouts of snowy and chilly weather continue, but there are signs that warmer weather is right around the corner ...

The National Hurricane Center issued its final report on Hurricane Helene. Its death and damage tolls from Florida to the Appalachians are just a few of the stunning details.

Nestled in the northeastern corner of Mississippi lies a geological wonderland that feels completely out of place in the ...

We’ve all bought into the notion at least a little bit — that these mountains protect us from the worst nature has to dish ...