The rail company will install new bridge spans to replace a section in Newport, Tennessee, that collapsed after Hurricane ...

As crews fully contain a 198-acre fire in the Pisgah National Forest, the US Forest Service has mapped areas most at risk of ...

Three wildfires in N.C.'s national forests have burned about 809 acres. Though wet weather is helping with containment, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522,427 acres evenly split between Tennessee and North Carolina, the National Park ...

Norfolk Southern has told the N.C. Department of Transportation that the Old Fort Loops in McDowell County will be restored ...

With recent rain and snowfall aiding containment efforts, fire crews have concluded active firefighting operations. Crews will continue to monitor the fire containment lines and patrol the area for ...

South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.

A man was fatally shot in River North early Sunday morning, according to Chicago police. Police said two men began arguing around 3:15 a.m. in the 600 block of North Franklin Street. One of the ...

Police said officers responded to the River North neighborhood's 500-block of North Franklin Street around 3:15 a.m. A man around 25 years old was arguing with someone on the sidewalk when that ...

The selfie- and snuggle-loving llama called Whitetop is 27 years and more than 250 days old — and loves his job.

Western North Carolina has no shortage of award-winning breweries and beers, and four more countrywide favorites were just revealed. USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice lists are made up of reader ...

If you've got a high six-figure budget and a desire to own roughly 43 acres of western North Carolina history, may the odds be ever in your favor. Property listing website Crexi says Henry River Mill ...