VALLE CRUCIS, N.C. — A year after Hurricane Helene ripped through Watauga County, families in Valle Crucis are still living with the storm’s aftermath. For Sharon and Steve Breitenstein, the bridge ...

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners approved a lease renewal with Appalachian State University as well as multiple bid ...

WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — Two deputies were among five people killed in a 13-hour standoff Wednesday in Watauga County. The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies were ...

BOONE — Watauga County Schools expects to cut between six and seven positions next year as the district grapples with ...

A teenager in Watauga County was arrested after a deadly head-on crash Tuesday night.

BETHEL — After Tropical Storm Helene, Carter Dishman doesn’t know when normalcy will return to his slice of Watauga County. “I think there’s probably a little bit of a new normal,” he said at Bethel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Watauga County sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty has received a permanent marker in his memory. On Friday, part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents in Watauga County are concerned their kids have missed too much school because of weather this year. This school year, the ...