A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Wednesday at 2:58 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. The advisory is for Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a report at 4:14 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. The alert is for Rutherford Mountains, Greater Rutherford and Eastern Polk.

American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AREB), the company behind American Rebel Light Beer, announced a new distribution agreement with Budweiser of Asheville, Inc., bringing the brand into Western North Carolina,

At 7:19 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated flash flood warning in effect until 10:45 p.m. The warning is for Alleghany, Ashe and Wilkes counties.

The search for a missing teen in Buncombe County, North Carolina, is now a death investigation, according to authorities.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Several counties in Western North Carolina kicked off their first day of school on Monday, August 18. Students in Haywood, Yancey, Swain, Mitchell and Madison counties returned to classrooms after summer break.

Officials say the risk to the general public remains low as Jackson and Macon counties investigate possible exposure.

It's Week 1 of NCHSAA high school football in Western North Carolina. See our predictions for the top games this week.

The Citizen Times and Times-News have ranked all 32 WNC high school football teams for the 2025 NCHSAA, NCISAA season. Here's our list.

At the end of July, North Carolina officials awarded Dynamic Group LLC a contract to demolish, repair and rebuild western North Carolina homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Two years earlier,