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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

That’s Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia – the Brigadoon of state parks that somehow manages to ...

First things first: there are wild ponies. Not “we saw them from a distance through binoculars” ponies, but “oh my goodness ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins the regulatory process for a deep geological repository site in northern Ontario to store spent nuclear fuel, after a 14-year site-selection ...