This story was originally published at North Carolina Health News. More than two weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Helene decimated western North Carolina communities, conditions are improving in ...

Emergency management has issued a "SET" status for residents near the Beans Creek Fire in Mitchell County. Residents are ...

The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) said firefighters continue battling a wildfire in Mitchell County.

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Labor uncovered an illegal mining operation in Mitchell County, run by Horizon 30, LLC, that had been operating without proper permits. ALSO ...

WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE ON THE WAY TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPSTATE. BUT TEMPERATURES WARM UP A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEKEND. I’LL SHOW ...

EXTRAORDINARY. WELL, IN MITCHELL COUNTY, THINGS ARE SO BAD THAT PEOPLE THERE ARE THRILLED THAT THE SHELTER AT THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO GET SOLAR POWERED SHOWERS. PEOPLE THERE ARE REALLY ...

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) — Officials in Mitchell County, North Carolina, said the county is working to notify those impacted by a cyberattack that happened between Oct. 16 and 20, 2025. The county ...

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, KIDNAPING, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ALSO IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AUTHORITIES HAVE A FELONY WARRANT OUT FOR A PERSON THEY SAY WAS INVOLVED IN A CHILD’S DISAPPEARANCE.

Mitchell County, North Carolina, leaders say they requested generators from the state that Samaritan’s Purse, a nonprofit, had donated and asked county sheriff’s deputies to distribute them to people ...