Linemen were working “all hands on deck” to get power restored to more than 11,000 Blue Ridge Energy customers who were left in the dark in the North Carolina mountains. The outages were mainly in ...

The Watauga and Ashe County school districts also adjusted their schedules Friday due to icy conditions throughout the region ...

Ice storms from earlier this week have left parts of the foothills and mountains stuck without power ... are still without power as Blue Ridge Energy said crews continue repairing lines around the ...