The Blue Ridge Parkway had 17.5 million visitors in 2025, according to preliminary data from the National Park Service. It is the most since 2006.

After freezing rain, snow and plummeting temperatures, some areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway will be completely closed on the North Carolina and Virginia sides — on a temporary basis — starting ...

On Monday, January 12, 2026, Yancey County in N.C. became the 29th county to adopt the resolution, said the foundation.

Live winter storm updates out of Asheville, North Carolina.

In Asheville, the conservation is very good in the city, such as the Western North Carolina Nature Center teaching us about animals and how to live with them. But I think it would be better if we ...

Newfound Gap Road, the main throughfare in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and large swaths of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are closing ahead of hazardous weather forecasted for ...

Six months after the tragedy, he’s working to channel his grief into advocacy. Last week, he spoke in front of a crowd at ...

"What we're doing is advocating for what North Carolinians need from the federal government to recover from Hurricane Helene.

The latest winter weather updates and what is happening in Asheville and Western North Carolina today, Jan. 24.

The latest winter weather updates and what is happening in Asheville and Western North Carolina today, Jan. 24.