So-called disaster tourists are causing a problem on the closed roads of Gerton and Bat Cave, where only residents, road crews, contractors, emergency responders and other authorized personnel are ...

A terminated Henderson County sheriff’s deputy received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty on Tuesday to shooting and wounding an autistic man who was banging on his sheriff’s cruiser ...

The Community Foundation of Henderson County will host its annual luncheon, “A Gratitude Event,” at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, in the Blue Ridge Conference Hall at BRCC. The foundation announced the ...

More than 125 employers and resource providers will be participating in the Hearts & Hires Job & Resource Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Expo Building, 761 ...

Nominations are being accepted through April 1 for the 2025 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state.

• Appropriations, Capital and Information Technology (Chair) • Appropriations (Vice-Chair) • Commerce and Economic Development (Vice-Chair) • House Select Committee on Helene Recovery (Vice-Chair) • ...

In business as in journalism, the way forward is to suit up, go outside, make more pictures, write more stories. We’ll be fine in our new South Park Plaza digs. We will, as the great Jim Valvano ...

In its biennial "State of Aviation" report on the economic impact of North Carolina's airports, the North Carolina Division of Aviation said AVL supports 22,745 jobs, more than $1 billion in personal ...

A production problem at our printing facility delayed the Lightning's press run on Tuesday, meaning this week's issue will be on the street Thursday and in subscribers' mailboxes on Friday instead of ...

Established in 2012, the Environmental Sustainability Award celebrates organizations that are “Doing Good” in the community while also demonstrating how these efforts are “Good for Business.” This ...

Alexandra Bell on Monday became president and chief executive of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the keeper of the Doomsday Clock. If the world makes progress in stopping or reversing the ...

The Center for Cultural Preservation, which produced the award-winning film Come Hell or High Water, Remembering the Great Flood of 1916, will a forum at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, entitled Historic ...