Small business owners and Democrats have been pushing for small business grants. But they were not included in the compromise ...

Senate Republicans have used a legislative maneuver to prevent Democrats from trying to lodge a Helene relief bill out of committee. Here, the town of Spruce Pine's riverfront park is shown under ...

CSX, another major rail company, operates a rail line between Erwin, Tenn., and Spruce Pine, N.C. Flooding and landslides along the Nolichucky River ripped away railbeds and bridges.

A billboard in Yancey County questions the wisdom of county commissioners spending money to leave the regional library system even as the mountain community deals with the devastation of Tropical ...

In recent weeks, many in Western North Carolina are rattled over reports that state legislators are prepping to cut a program ...

Signs it could get much worse. NC mountains were no strangers to pockets of hunger. Helene further limited access to healthy food. New developments could cause collapse. by Jane Winik Sartwell June 6, ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WLOS) — Three Ingles locations remain closed because of Helene damage: Swannanoa, Morganton and Spruce Pine. With Ingles out of commission in Mitchell County, Walmart is the only ...

A Marion man filed a federal lawsuit June 5 against the town of Spruce Pine and its police force, claiming he was in a diabetic emergency when officers struck and tased him in a Walmart parking lot.