Elk River Falls, a popular recreation area in Avery County, Pisgah National Forest, reopened after another long closure to ...

Elk do live in North Carolina, but spotting them in the wild depends on knowing where and when to look.

Despite a rainy Memorial Day weekend, colorful pottery, fine art and live music lit up the front lawn of the Historic Banner ...

May 19, 2026 The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and ...

North Carolina still has small towns where porch views, old storefronts, and mountain roads make the map feel like it left ...

A wildfire in western North Carolina could prompt evacuations for at least one community, according to local officials.

Rep. Virginia Foxx told a fourth-grader from Greensboro that he was being “indoctrinated” by his teachers after he asked her ...

Author Jan Karon is shy to admit that her fictional town of Mitford is based on Blowing Rock, North Carolina, but residents ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Cannon Beach residents and city officials are trying to understand how someone could shoot and kill an elk inside city limits. The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division ...

Oregon State Police are investigating an elk killing in downtown Cannon Beach, less than two weeks after the City Council discussed methods to control the local elk population, spurring impassioned ...

The number of bull elk tags for the 2026 season has been increased to manage the herd's bull-to-cow ratio. A new, fourth elk hunting season will be introduced from October 3-11. Applicants for an elk ...

Imagine, crisp mountain air, a Blue Ridge view from your porch, and zero rush-hour traffic. Welcome to Banner Elk, North Carolina. A small town quietly stealing the spotlight as a top retirement ...